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On the Eve
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On the Eve

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On the Eve is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. Turgenev embellishes this love story with observations on middle class life and interposes some art and philosophy. The story revolves around Elena, a girl with a very affected mother and a father who is a retired guards lieutenant and keeps a mistress. On the eve of the Crimean War, Elena is pursued by a free-spirited sculptor (Shubin) and an uptight student (Berzeniev). But when Berzeniev’s dashing Bulgarian friend Insarov meets Elena, they soon fall in love.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Jiahu Books
Date
17 March 2014
Pages
148
ISBN
9781784350512

On the Eve is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. Turgenev embellishes this love story with observations on middle class life and interposes some art and philosophy. The story revolves around Elena, a girl with a very affected mother and a father who is a retired guards lieutenant and keeps a mistress. On the eve of the Crimean War, Elena is pursued by a free-spirited sculptor (Shubin) and an uptight student (Berzeniev). But when Berzeniev’s dashing Bulgarian friend Insarov meets Elena, they soon fall in love.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Jiahu Books
Date
17 March 2014
Pages
148
ISBN
9781784350512