This riverrun editions selection of Turgenev's most accomplished stories includes, 'A Nest of Gentlefolk', 'A Quiet Backwater', 'First Love' and 'A Lear of the Steppes'.
In these stories we see every day life in 19th century Russia in Turgenev's signature nuanced and descriptive prose. We are faced with arbitrary but inevitable happenings; first loves, family feuds and characters who appear as absolute as if they were real.
Jessie Coulson artfully recreates his sentences, maintaining the elusive quality of his prose, that is characterised by artistic control and constantly leaves us without explanation.
Presented by riverrun editions with an exclusive preface by award-winning translator Boris Dralyuk.
