First love /

Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883

First love / Ivan Turgenev ; translated from the Russian by Isaiah Berlin, with an introduction by V.S. Pritchett - Harmondsworth : Penguin, 1978 - 107p ; 19cm - Penguin classics .

Isaiah Berlin's moving translation retains the realism and depth of the Russian original. In his introduction, V.S. Pritchett examines Turgenev's life and times, his autobiographical influences and his role as an innovator in Russian prose literature.

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Aristocracy (Social class)--Russia--Fiction
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