Fathers and Sons (novel)
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Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883; Garnett, Constance, 1861-1946 · Public domain
The novel popularized the term nihilism and was the first Russian work to gain prominence in the Western world.[1][2] Ivan Turgenev's novel Fathers and Sons was first released on 23 February 1862 by the Moscow publisher Grachev & Co.[3]
Making and release
Turgenev published the novel in Moscow on 23 February 1862.[3] Turgenev was aware of the book's merits, according to translator Richard Freeborn.[4] Among 19th-century Russian novels, this work is frequently listed as one of the most highly praised.[3] George F. Walker, a Canadian playwright, created the 1988 stage adaptation Nothing Sacred based on Fathers and Sons.[5]
A television miniseries adaptation of the book aired in the United Kingdom in 1971.[6] Pakistan Television Network broadcast a drama serial adaptation of the novel in 1974 under the title Qurbatain aur Faasley.[7]
What the cited sources add
Power reports that Constance Garnett considered Turgenev the most difficult Russian novelist to translate because his style is the most beautiful.[4] Power states that Turgenev was at his best when writing autobiographically, as in First Love and Punin and Baburin.[4] In Fathers and Sons, Turgenev writes about a character's "quiet attentiveness to the broad wave of life constantly flowing in and around us," according to a Guardian article by Power.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Fathers and Sons (novel)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Nihilismus", Johannes Kepler University (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Fathers and Sons (novel)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kakutani, "Books of the Times", The New York Times, 27 November 1985; Power, "a brief survey of the short story part 50: Ivan Turgenev", Guardian News, 21 June 2013; James, "Ivan Turgenev", Eldritch Press (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Fathers and Sons (novel)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Manuscript", www.sothebys.com, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Power, "a brief survey of the short story part 50: Ivan Turgenev", Guardian News, 21 June 2013. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
- Wikipedia, "Fathers and Sons (novel)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Refracting Russia Through the Present". Newsday, 23 October 1992. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Fathers and Sons (novel)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Fathers and Sons", IMDB (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Fathers and Sons (novel)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chughtai, "Once Upon A Time…", Newsline Magazine, 3 January 2015 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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