num_pages: 60
description: Mumu (Russian: «Муму») is a short story by Ivan Turgenev, a Russian novelist and story writer, written in 1854.The story of Gerasim, a deaf and mute serf whose life of poverty is brought into sharp relief by his connection with Mumu, a dog he rescued, brought greater national attention to the cruelties of serfdom, and received praise for its brutal portrayal of this institution in Russian society.
language: English
title: Mumu
titlecomplete: Mumu
characters: Gerasim, Tatiana, Kapiton Klimov, Mumu, The landlady
genres: Fiction, Animals, Short Stories, School, Literature, Classics, Childrens, 19th Century, Russian Literature, Russia
ratings_count: 9860
publisher: Kessinger Publishing