Fathers and Sons

Name: Fathers and Sons
Author: Ivan Turgenev

by Ivan Turgenev

Novel examining conflict between liberal idealism and revolutionary nihilism in Russia

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Ivan Turgenev

Russian novelist and playwright celebrated for the lyrical beauty of his prose and his nuanced portrayals of the Russian intelligentsia. Fathers and Sons introduced the concept of nihilism to a broad readership.

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