Unheimliche Geschichten

by Ivan Turgenev, Iwan S. Turgenjew

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Genres: Classics, Short Stories, Russia

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

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 religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.

Reviews

[Antje · Rating 3 out of 5]

Diejenigen unter uns LeserInnen, die einen Sinn für die russische Seele und Landschaft haben, können durchaus Gefallen an dieser Zusammenstellung von sechs Kurzgeschichten bzw. Novellen finden. Sie sollten allerdings nicht den Fehler begehen, sich unter "unheimlich" viel mehr vorzustellen, als sonderbare Begegnungen und Erscheinungen, die zunächst fern jeglicher Logik scheinen. Dafür ist Iwan Turgenjew zu sehr Realist gewesen. Keine seiner Erzählungen jagt Schauer über den Rücken, sondern schafft eher eine nebelige, düstere, menschenarme Atmosphäre. Wen wundert es, wenn sich der eine oder andere Ich-Erzähler in Träumen und Einbildungen verliert. -
Es ist eine kurzweilige leichte Lektüre, die sich am besten für graue kalte Herbst- oder Wintertage eignet, wenn der Leser eingemummelt seinen heißen Tee genießt.

[Malu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Man taucht ein bisschen ein und die Welt zwischen Realität und Mystizismus, wo sich die Wissenschaft und Religion ins Auge blicken. Manch eine Geschichte erscheint zwar ein wenig trivial, aber ist nichtsdestotrotz von Bedeutung gespickt.
4/5 für die Unheimlichkeit

[Keely · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 stars - What an interesting story. I've only read one other Turgenev work where he explores the concepts of science v religion and logic v spirituality and they have both made me think in a way I hadn't really thought of before. This story is like a story/essay on the power of cult leaders have over the masses. By the end you aren't left to guess what Turgenev believes (in regards to Science v Religion) but it just adds to the power of the story. Oh how I wish this was longer.

[Anastasia · Rating 2 out of 5]

*Read for class.

I didn't get it. It was weird and I didn't see much of the logic. I mean, I guess I understand the main point of this novella, but the execution (as well as the point) was very meh. Not for me.

[My Little Forest · Rating 3 out of 5]

* John Williams's Amazing Stories: Main Title plays on loop in the background *

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75⭐️

[Raymond · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trotz ihres Alters zeitlose Geschichten. Allerdings darf man unheimlich nicht so verstehen, wie es heute verwendet wird. Es handelt sich eher um übersinnliche Geschichten.

[Stevo Ilišković]

Nisam razumevao Sofijin posupak; ali je nisam ni osuđivao, kao što ni posle nisam osuđivao druge naše devojke, koje su tako isto sve žrtvovale onome što su one smatrale za istinu, u čemu su one gledale svoj poziv. Nisam mogao da ne požalim što je Sofi pošla baš tim putem; ali odreći joj svoje divljenje, ili da kažem i više: svoje poštovanje - to takođe nisam mogao. Nije uzalud ona govorila o samopožrtvovanju, o ponižavanju... Kod nje se reči nisu razlikovale ni odvajale od dela. Ona je tražila učitelja i vođu, i našla ga je... ali u kome, Gospode bože!

[David Meditationseed · Rating 4 out of 5]

With a direct, objective and thought-provoking narrative, Turgenev walks through the universe of fantastic realism, even though this is not his specific literary genre.

The selection of short stories from this book is very interesting and deals with the ambiguity between reality and daydreaming, vigil and dreaming, the parallelism between cognitive and imagination.