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Fathers and Sons (Paperback)
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Fathers and Sons (Paperback)
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Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons explores the ageless conflict
between generations through a period in Russian history when a new
generation of revolutionary intellectuals threatened the state.
This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Russian by
Peter Carson, with an introduction by Rosamund Bartlett and an
afterword by Tatyana Tolstaya. Returning home after years away at
university, Arkady is proud to introduce his clever friend Bazarov
to his father and uncle. But their guest soon stirs up unrest on
the quiet country estate - his outspoken nihilist views and his
scathing criticisms of the older men expose the growing distance
between Arkady and his father. And when Bazarov visits his own
doting but old-fashioned parents, his disdainful rejection of
traditional Russian life causes even further distress. In Fathers
and Sons, Turgeneve created a beautifully-drawn and highly
influential portrayal of the clash between generations, at a time
just before the end of serfdom, when the refined yet vanishing
landowning class was being overturned by a brash new breed that
strove to change the world. Peter Carson's elegant, naturalistic
new translation brings Turgenev's masterpiece to life for a new
generation of readers. In her introduction, Rosamund Bartlett
discusses the novel's subtle characterisation and the immense
social changes that took place in the 1850s Russia of Fathers and
Sons. This edition also includes a chronology, suggested further
reading and notes. If you enjoyed Fathers and Sons, you might like
Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, also
available in Penguin Classics. 'One of the first Russian novels to
be translated for a wider European audience. It is a difficult art:
in this superb new version, Peter Carson has succeeded splendidly'
Michael Binyon, The Times 'If you want to get as close as an
English reader can to enjoying Turgenev, Carson is probably the
best' Donald Rayfield, The Times Literary Supplement
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