Rudin: A Novel by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
"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. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 |
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| Translator | Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946 |
| Title | Rudin: A Novel |
| Note | Translation of: Рудин. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudin |
| Credits | Produced by Eric Eldred, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Russia -- Intellectual life -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Upper class -- Russia -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 6900 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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