Rudin: A Novel: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Rudin: A Novel is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich (1818–1883). The listed translation credits are Garnett, Constance (1861–1946).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Rudin: A Novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev" is a novel first published in 1856. It explores the "superfluous man"—a brilliant, eloquent intellectual incapable of translating words into action. When the educated nobleman Rudin arrives at a country estate, his powerful speeches captivate everyone, especially the intelligent seventeen-year-old Natalya. As their relationship deepens, the central question emerges: can this man of magnificent ideas overcome his paralyzing inability to act? Set during Russia's reformist awakening, the novel examines a generation caught between grand ideals and practical impotence.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Rudin: A Novel
- Author credits: Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich (1818–1883)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Garnett, Constance (1861–1946)
Catalogue subjects
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Russia -- Intellectual life -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction
- Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 -- Translations into English
- Upper class -- Russia -- Fiction
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- Category: Novels
- Category: Russian Literature
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