num_pages: 154
description: This tale of a young woman's not-so-sentimental education is the story of fifteen-year-old Lolenka, who encounters an exiled radical named Veretitsyn and begins to question her education and life. Under his influence, Lolenka breaks with tradition and embarks upon a new life as a translator and an artist, but a chance meeting with Veretitsyn years later leads to a sobering reappraisal of her mentor's convictions.
language: English
title: The Boarding-School Girl
titlecomplete: The Boarding-School Girl
genres: Classics, School, Coming Of Age, Russian Literature, Russia, Fiction
ratings_count: 189
publisher: Northwestern University Press