num_pages: 124
description: Ivan Turgenev's "Fathers and Sons" is considered to be one of the author's greatest literary achievements. It is novel about the clash of ideologies of two generations. The older generation, or the fathers, represents an aristocracy whose power and influence is fading and giving way to the younger generation, or the sons, who represent to middle class nihilistic ideology. "Fathers and Sons" is a brilliant work that captures the tension that existed among generations and class in the pre-revolutionary era in Russia.
language: English
title: Fathers And Sons
titlecomplete: Fathers And Sons
characters: Masha Kirsanov, Yevdoksiya Kushkina, Porfiriy Dlatonyic, Vasiliy Ivanovic Bazarov, Mitya Kirsanov, Prokofyic, Sitnikov, Evgeny Bazarov, Katya Nikolayevic Lokten Kirsanov, Agafokleya Kuzminishna Kirsanov, Fenicka Kirsanov, Arkady Kirsanov, Anna Sergeeyevna Odintson, Matyei Ilyic Kolyazin, Arina Vlasyevna Bazarov, Piyotr, Nicolay Petroviç Kirsanov
genres: Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Philosophy, Russian Literature, 19th Century, Russia, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 86194
places: Russian Empire
awards: awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Read Russia Prize
category: Classic Russian Literature for Joaquín Fernández Valdes
publisher: Digireads.Com