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Description
FATHERS AND SONS was the most closely studied of Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev's works in the Soviet high school curriculum. An inadvertent political agenda favorite, juxtaposing two generations, "the fathers," or the fading aristocracy, and "the sons," or the new fresh blood of the middle class... read more
Memorable Quotes
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“... and as for the times, why should I be influenced by them? Rather let them be influenced by me.”
First Sentence
'NOTHING to be seen yet, Peter?' was the question asked on 20th May 1859 by a landowner of a little over forty, in a dusty overcoat and checked trousers, as he came out to the low front steps of a post-station on the * * * highway, addressing his servant, a young, round-cheeked fellow with some whitish fluff on his chin and small, lacklustre eyes.
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Authors & Contributors
- Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Ralph E. Matlaw (Translator)
- Michael R. Katz (Translator)
- Constance Garnett (Translator)
- Isaiah Berlin (Introduction)
- Rosemary Edmonds (Translator)
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