{"product_id":"fathers-and-sons-penguin-classics-9780141441337b","title":"Fathers and Sons (Penguin Classics)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIvan Turgenev's \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eFathers and Sons\u003c\/span\u003e explores the ageless conflict between generations through a period in Russian history when a new generation of revolutionary intellectuals threatened the state. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Russian by Peter Carson, with an introduction by Rosamund Bartlett and an afterword by Tatyana Tolstaya.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReturning home after years away at university, Arkady is proud to introduce his clever friend Bazarov to his father and uncle. But their guest soon stirs up unrest on the quiet country estate - his outspoken nihilist views and his scathing criticisms of the older men expose the growing distance between Arkady and his father. And when Bazarov visits his own doting but old-fashioned parents, his disdainful rejection of traditional Russian life causes even further distress. In Fathers and Sons, Turgeneve created a beautifully-drawn and highly influential portrayal of the clash between generations, at a time just before the end of serfdom, when the refined yet vanishing landowning class was being overturned by a brash new breed that strove to change the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Carson's elegant, naturalistic new translation brings Turgenev's masterpiece to life for a new generation of readers. In her introduction, Rosamund Bartlett discusses the novel's subtle characterization and the immense social changes that took place in the 1850s Russia of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eFathers and Sons\u003c\/span\u003e. This edition also includes a chronology, suggested further reading and notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'One of the first Russian novels to be translated for a wider European audience. It is a difficult art: in this superb new version, Peter Carson has succeeded splendidly' Michael Binyon, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you want to get as close as an English reader can to enjoying Turgenev, Carson is probably the best'\u003cbr\u003eDonald Rayfield, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822634537040,"sku":"9780141441337B","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780141441337-l.jpg?v=1785888808","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/fathers-and-sons-penguin-classics-9780141441337b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}