A Sportsman's Notebook: Stories by Ivan Turgenev (English) Paperback Book

Description: A Sportsman's Notebook by Ivan Turgenev, Daniyal Mueenuddin Originally published in translation in 1992 by Everymans Library, an imprint of Penguin Random House. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Twenty-five beautifully written stories, penned in exile, evocatively depicting life on a manor in feudal Russia and examining the conflicts between serfs and landlordsA Sportsmans Notebook, Ivan Turgenevs first literary masterpiece, is a sweeping portrayal of the magnificent nineteenth-century Russian countryside and the harsh lives of those who inhabited it. In a powerful and gripping series of sketches, a hunter wanders through the vast landscape of steppe and forest in search of game, encountering a varied cast of peasants, landlords, bailiffs, overseers, horse traders, and merchants. He witnesses both feudal tyranny and the submission of the tyrannized, against a backdrop of the sublime and pitiless terrain of rural Russia.These exquisitely rendered stories, now with a stirring introduction from Daniyal Mueenuddin, were not only universally popular with the reading public but, through the influence they exerted on important members of the Tsarist bureaucracy, contributed to the major political event of mid-nineteenth-century Russia: the Great Emancipation of the serfs in 1861. Rarely has a book that offers such undiluted literary pleasure also been so strong a force for significant social change, one that continues to speak to readers centuries later. Author Biography Ivan Turgenev was a Russian writer whose work is exemplary of Russian Realism. A student of Hegel, Turgenevs political views and writing were heavily influenced by the Age of Enlightenment. Among his most recognized works are the classic Fathers and Sons, A Sportsmans Sketches, and A Month in the Country. Turgenev is today recognized for his artistic purity, which influenced writers such as Henry James and Joseph Conrad. Turgenev died in 1883, and is credited with returning Leo Tolstoy to writing as the result of his death-bed plea. Review "The character depictions are marked by their warmth and fondness...Re-reading this book made me happy in that simple yet rare way that one is lifted up by sincerity, probity and kindness." -- Wall Street Journal Review Quote "The character depictions are marked by their warmth and fondness...Re-reading this book made me happy in that simple yet rare way that one is lifted up by sincerity, probity and kindness." -- Wall Street Journal Details ISBN0062968475 Short Title SPORTSMANS NOTEBK Pages 416 Language English ISBN-10 0062968475 ISBN-13 9780062968470 Format Paperback DEWEY 891.733 Series Art of the Story Year 2020 Publication Date 2020-01-07 Subtitle Stories Author Daniyal Mueenuddin Audience General UK Release Date 2020-01-07 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2020-01-07 Imprint US Ecco Publisher US HarperCollins We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160827849;

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