Fathers and Sons (Modern Library Classics) - Softcover

Ivan Turgenev; Revised By Elizabeth Cheresh Allen; Translated By Constance Garnett; Introduction By Ann Pasternak Slater

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0375758399 ISBN 13: 9780375758393

Publisher: Modern Library Inc, 2001

Synopsis

When Fathers and Sons was first published in Russia, in 1862, it was met with a blaze of controversy about where Turgenev stood in relation to his account of generational misunderstanding. Was he criticizing the worldview of the conservative aesthete, Pavel Kirsanov, and the older generation, or that of the radical, cerebral medical student, Evgenii Bazarov, representing the younger one? The critic Dmitrii Pisarev wrote at the time that the novel "stirs the mind . . . because everything is permeated with the most complete and most touching sincerity N. N. Strakhov, a close friend of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, praised its profound vitality.It is this profound vitality in Turgenev's characters that carry his novel of ideas to its rightful place as a work of art and as one of the classics of Russian Literature.Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader.Since 1917 The Modern Library prides itself as The modern Library of the world s Best Books . Featuring introductions by leading writers, stunning translations, scholarly endnotes and reading group guides. Production values emphasize superior quality and readability. Competitive prices, coupled with exciting cover design make these an ideal gift to be cherished by the avid reader.

About this title

Review:

"No fiction writer can be read through with a steadier admiration."
--Edmund Wilson

Synopsis:

This novel is a masterpiece about the conflict between generations. It is rich in ideas and features an eloquently rendered love story. It contains an introduction by Ann Pasternak Slater, plus commentaries, notes and a reading group guide.

About this edition

• Publisher: Modern Library Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0375758399
• ISBN 13: 9780375758393
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256