num_pages: 210
description: This new translation by Richard Freeborn makes Turgenev's masterpiece about the conflict between generations seem as fresh, outspoken, and exciting as it was to those readers who first encountered its famous hero. The controversial portrayal of Bazarov, the 'nihilist' or 'new man', shocked Russian society when the novel was published in 1862. The image of humanity liberated by science from age-old conformities and prejudices is one that can threaten establishments of any political or religious persuasion, and is especially potent at the present time. Richard Freeborn is the first translator to have had access to Turgenev's working manuscript. An appendix contains the first English translation of some of Turgenev's preparatory sketches for the novel.
language: English
title: Fathers and Sons
titlecomplete: Fathers and Sons
characters: Katya Nikolayevic Lokten Kirsanov, Nicolay Petroviç Kirsanov, Piyotr, Arkady Kirsanov, Anna Sergeeyevna Odintson, Fenicka Kirsanov, Mitya Kirsanov, Prokofyic, Arina Vlasyevna Bazarov, Evgeny Bazarov, Porfiriy Dlatonyic, Agafokleya Kuzminishna Kirsanov, Matyei Ilyic Kolyazin, Vasiliy Ivanovic Bazarov, Masha Kirsanov, Yevdoksiya Kushkina, Sitnikov
genres: Fiction, Philosophy, Literature, Classics, Novels, 19th Century, Russian Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Russia
ratings_count: 86182
places: Russian Empire
awards: awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Read Russia Prize
category: Classic Russian Literature for Joaquín Fernández Valdes
publisher: Wordsworth Editions