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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 · 204,893 ratings · 14,333 reviews · 2,165 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fathers and Sons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 104,016 ratings — published 1862 — 1819 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) 3.77 avg rating — 26,790 ratings — published 1860 — 1197 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 — 11,313 ratings — published 1852 — 170 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 — 9,217 ratings — published 1852 — 738 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 — 6,027 ratings — published 1872 — 656 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 — 5,778 ratings — published 1859 — 695 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 — 4,888 ratings — published 1856 — 460 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) 3.84 avg rating — 4,512 ratings — published 1850 — 129 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 — 4,256 ratings — published 1860	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 — 3,957 ratings — published 1858 — 107 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)
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