Description
A portrait of young love in all its brightness and peril, this classic Russian novella follows a small circle of people whose feelings ignite quickly—and burn just as fast. As romantic hopes collide with pride, social expectation, and the quiet power of experience, the story traces how desire can reshape lives while also revealing its limits. With Turgenev’s signature blend of lyrical observation and psychological insight, the narrative explores themes of longing, disillusionment, and the bittersweet distance between what we want and what we can truly have. Told with elegant restraint and emotional clarity, it’s a timeless meditation on the “doomed” nature of first love and the lessons it leaves behind.
Available Editions
hardcover
Wildside Press
Published Mar 1, 2003
232 pages
ISBN: 9781592246984
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Details
First Published
1871
Language
eng
Translation
From: rus
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