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Ivan Turgenev

Born

in Oryol, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire

November 09, 1818

Died

September 03, 1883

Genre

Literature & Fiction

Influences

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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Cyrillic: Иван Сергеевич Тургенев) was a novelist, poet, and dramatist, and now ranks as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. His major works include the short-story collection A Sportsman’s Sketches (1852) and the novels Rudin (1856), Home of the Gentry (1859), On the Eve (1860), and Fathers and Sons (1862).

These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.

Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and reli ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 192,023 ratings · 12,610 reviews · 1,816 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fathers and Sons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 98,648 ratings — published 1862 — 1771 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Love by Ivan Turgenev, Constance Garnett (Translator) 3.76 avg rating — 23,600 ratings — published 1860 — 1177 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mumu 3.78 avg rating — 10,876 ratings — published 1852 — 169 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sketches from a Hunter's Album 3.96 avg rating — 8,911 ratings — published 1852 — 207 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spring Torrents 3.95 avg rating — 5,630 ratings — published 1872 — 659 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home of the Gentry 3.92 avg rating — 5,434 ratings — published 1859 — 694 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rudin 3.78 avg rating — 4,559 ratings — published 1856 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On the Eve 3.83 avg rating — 4,091 ratings — published 1860 — 284 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Diary of a Superfluous Man by Ivan Turgenev, David Patterson (Translator) 3.85 avg rating — 3,987 ratings — published 1850 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asya 3.97 avg rating — 3,702 ratings — published 1858 — 106 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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ايفان تورغينيف : المؤلفات المختارة فى 5 مجلدات (1 book)
by

Ivan Turgenev,

إيفان تورغينيف,

غائب طعمة فرمان (Translator)

4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings

ايفان تورغينيف : المؤلفات المختارة فى 5 مجلدات (1 book)
by

Ivan Turgenev,

إيفان تورغينيف,

غائب طعمة فرمان (Translator)

4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings

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Welcome to our Group Read poll for March 2022. Who wants to go back to Russia with me? This selection will start at the beginning of March.

I showed Penquin Classic editions simply in order to compare the length of these books. I'm not endorsing any particular publishers. All of these books are available Project Gutenberg with the exception of Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov at least in one book.

As always please remember, in respect to the other members of the group, we ask that you only vote should if you plan on participating if your selection wins.

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy(Penguin Classics is 838 pages)

9 votes, 30.0%

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
(Penguin Classics is 671 pages)

8 votes, 26.7%

Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky
alternate title The Possessed
additional alternate title (The) Devils
(Penguin Classics is 880 pages)

6 votes, 20.0%

Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov by Anton Chekhov
(Penguin Modern Library edition 467 pages)

5 votes, 16.7%

Sketches from a Hunter's Album by Ivan Turgenev
alternate title A Sportsman's Notebook
additional alternate title A Sportsman's Sketches
(Penguin Classics 403 pages)

2 votes, 6.7%

30 total votes

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