Diary of a Superfluous Man
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (814 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393319202 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This failure, along with painful self-consciousness, is a central fact for the ailing Chulkaturin in this melancholy tale. A vivid picture of nineteenth-century Russian society, but above all the poignant story of a man whose mortality becomes the only aspect of life that he shares with his fellow man. When Turgenev published Diary of a Superfluous Man in 1850, he created one of the first literary portraits of the alienated man. Turgenev once said that there was a great deal of himself in the unsuccessful lovers who appear in his fiction. As he reflects on his life, he tells the story of Liza, whom he loved, and a prince, whom she loved instead, and the curious turns all their lives took.
. David Patterson is professor of English at Oklahoma State University and translator of Tolstoy's The Forged Coupon, also available in Norton paperback
M. J. Smith said How to characterize oneself while dying - superfluous. The narrator of this book, the "author" of the diary is a man anticipating death within a week. Chulkaturin is alone - only an old woman caring for him - facing death without family or friends. He begins writing a diary, an accounting of his life. What begins as a biography beginning with his childhood, becomes the narration of a single event, an event he believes illustr. "Russian Classic" according to KS. Turgenev's novella about a dying 'superfluous' man . In a way, it's an update of Lermantov's "A Hero of Our Time" (without the tricky narrative structure) or Goethe's "Werther." Turgenev's story is notable for its more humane perspective; he truly was the "greatest French novelist writing in Russian."The only downside to this volume is its length: "Superfluous Man" is mor. Justifiable Gloom And Doom Whuff. This is a depressing book written by a depressed guy in depressed times. Wanna wander in the mire of gloom with an emotionally unstable intellectual? Bring the wellies.
Language Notes Text: English, Russian (translation)