A Sportsman's Notebook by Ivan Turgenev
"A Sportsman's Notebook" is a collection of vignettes and short stories that offer a rich portrayal of 19th-century Russian rural life and landscapes, as observed by a nobleman with a passion for hunting. Through his excursions into the countryside, the narrator encounters a diverse array of peasants and landowners, revealing the social injustices and feudal systems that define their existence. The work is notable for its detailed natural descriptions, its empathetic character studies, and its subtle critique of the era's social hierarchy, which would eventually contribute to the rise of reformist thought in Russia.
The 1149th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1852
- Nationality
- Russian
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 424
- Original Language
- Russian
- Avg User Rating
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(3.0)
- Alternate Titles
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- A Hunter's Sketches
- A Sportsman's Sketches
- Notes of a Hunter
- Sketches From A Hunter's Album
- Sketches from a Hunter's Album
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