Fathers and sons
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
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Fathers and Sons takes the conflict between generations as its subject. The novel's central characters, Yevgeny Bazarov and his disciple and fellow student, Arkady Kirsanov, are self-proclaimed Nihilists: repudiators of all the received truths of art, religion, and politics-all claims to truth, in fact, except those verifiable by scientific experiment. Turgenev thrusts his snarling young radicals into the venerable world of fathers when Bazarov accompanies Arkady to the Kirsanov country estate. The visit inevitably turns sour, and Arkady's Uncle Pavel and Bazarov find themselves at one another's metaphysical throats. Their disagreements escalate into a dangerous confrontation.When Fathers and Sons was published in 1862, it enveloped its author in a storm of controversy. Those on the political right saw it as a dangerous glorification of nihilism, whereas those on the political left believed it to be a vicious caricature of the progressives of the younger generation. Today, the novel continues to engage us with its vital characters and subtle handling of universal themes.
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Fathers and Sons (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) (Barnes & Noble Classics)
March 1, 2007, Barnes & Noble Classics
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Includes bibliographical references.
"Unabridged republication of the Constance Garnett translation, first published in 1901 by W. Heinemann, London, as part of 'The novels of Ivan Turgenev'"--T.p. verso.
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