
Rudin
Author: Ivan Turgenev
Narrator: James Harrington
Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Interactive Media
Published: 10/18/2024

Author: Ivan Turgenev
Narrator: James Harrington
Unabridged: 4 hr 28 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Interactive Media
Published: 10/18/2024
Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright. His first major publication, a short story collection entitled A Sportsman's Sketches, is a milestone of Russian Realism, and his novel Fathers and Sons is regarded as one of the major works of nineteenth-century fiction. His other novels include Rudin, On the Eve, and Virgin Soil.
The luring music of eloquence A fragrant mist lay like a soft shroud over the garden; a drowsy scent breathed from the trees near. The stars shed a mild radiance. The summer night was soft – and softened all. Nabokov, with his usual sharpness, said about Turgenev that his storytelling was lame and tha......more
Unii critici literari au insinuat că Rudin este întîiul „om de prisos” prezentat într-o carte. Nu prea cred. E plină literatura de oameni pe cît de geniali, tot pe atîta de inutili. Romanul lui Turgheniev devine obositor prin faptul că naratorul știe tot (e omniscient, cum ar veni, ca și naratorul l......more
O carte tocmai potrivită pentru niște nervi slăbiți de astenia timpului incert de afară, o carte aflată între înghețul insistent și provăcator al iernii și nestatornicia primăverii care va să vină...Demult nu mai citisem o carte de Turgheniev, ultima tot la începutul unui feburarie înghețat o răsfoi......more
2.5 ☆ In my opinion, it is quite noticeable that this is Turgenev's first novel due to the fact that it mainly feels like reading an unfinished work... Most of the characters fell flat, were kind of uninteresting (or rather I couldn't really connect with any of them) and it's definitely a character-d......more