Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet and playwright who also translated Russian literature and helped introduce it to Western readers. His first major book, the story collection A Sportsman's Sketches (1852), was an early landmark of Russian realism. His novel Fathers and Sons (1862) is counted among the major works of nineteenth-century fiction, and his other books include On the Eve, Virgin Soil, and The Torrents of Spring.