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Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev was a Russian novelist, short-story writer and playwright.

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Novels

#First publishedBookKindListening timeRead
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Rudin

A persuasive talker struggles to put his ideals into practice.

Novel5 h 40 minFree to startRead free
21859
A Nobleman's Nest

A returning landowner finds love complicated by marriage and duty.

Novel7 h 8 minFree to startRead free
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On the Eve

A young Russian woman finds love in a stranger’s cause.

Novel6 h 43 minFree to startRead free
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Fathers and Sons

Two young men challenge their elders in rural Russia.

Novel9 h 1 minFreeRead free · no sign-up
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The Torrents of Spring

A Russian traveller's first love tests his strength of will.

Novel9 h 43 minFree to startRead free
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Virgin Soil

Young Russian radicals struggle to turn their beliefs into action.

Novel10 h 53 minFree to startRead free

Stories and shorter works

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A Lear of the Steppes

Three stories follow a landowner’s loss and uncertain love.

Stories7 h 24 minFree to startRead free
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Visions and Other Fantastic Tales

Dreams, ghosts, and strange desires disturb ordinary lives.

Stories4 h 37 minFree to startRead free

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About Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev was a Russian novelist, short-story writer and playwright. He was born in Oryol in 1818 and died near Paris in 1883. He lived in Russia, Germany and France. His books include A Nobleman’s Nest (1859), Fathers and Sons (1862) and Virgin Soil (1877).

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1818
Died
1883

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