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9%OFFIvan Turgenev - On the Eve - 9781847496324 - V9781847496324
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On the Eve

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Description for On the Eve Paperback. Ivan Turgenev's On the Eve, here presented in a brand new translation, is now recognized as one of the masterpieces of Russian literature and an essential document of the upheaval that dominated Russian society in the years prior to the Crimean War. Translator(s): Pursglove, Michael. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
On the eve of the Crimean War, the young, headstrong Yelena, the daughter of aristocratic Russian parents, falls in love with a revolutionary from Bulgaria named Insarov. Facing the wrath and disapproval of her family, Yelena abandons her home to follow Insarov to Bulgaria. Their fateful match sets in motion a series of tragic events which challenge notions of love, revolution and idealism. A highly controversial work upon its original publication, Ivan Turgenev's On the Eve is now recognized as one of the masterpieces of Russian literature and an essential document of the upheaval that dominated Russian society in ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847496324
SKU
V9781847496324
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About Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Turgenev (1818-83) was a novelist, poet and dramatist, and now ranks as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. His masterpiece, Fathers and Children, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.

Reviews for On the Eve
A deep and penetrating diagnosis of the destinies of the Russia of the fifties.
Edward Garnett

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