"Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev, translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett, Introduction by Delmore Schwartz, published by Harper, New York, copyright 1951, First printing of this edition with Harper code G-A [July 1951]

Hard boards, original red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front board [a little wear], 5.1/4" x 8"; imprinted ex-libris inside cover is blank, former owner's label on the front endpaper, 242 pages, one page corner fold, very good condition.

"Fathers and Sons" is not a sweeping epic tome that launches you into the great endless Russian landscape. Rather, it is short, about 240 pages, and yet is filled with adventure, great characters, a little humor, personal triumphs, and tragedy, to say nothing of the sounds, smells, tastes, travels, food and drink of the day. Not one page disappoints. "Fathers and Sons" is true treasure to discover and devour. For sure, it is a classic." [excerpt from a review]

"Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev, published in 1862, takes place in 'Old Russia' with its horse-drawn vehicles and serf-society, but it is as current today as it was groundbreaking then. The youth portray itself as worldly, sophisticated, and hip. The sons are often highly critical of the fathers and see them as behind the times, too conservative, or too liberal..."

"The basic plot of this book, as the title claims, is about Fathers and Sons. The relationship between them and their thoughts and feelings of each other and themselves. This book is one of my favorites and honestly one of the more underrated of my favorites.

On the surface, it's rather simple, sons wanting to be different than their fathers, and fathers wanting to understand and relate to their sons who they feel they've lost touch with. Although this aspect of the story is straightforward, it's written so masterfully as to be perfectly relatable and relevant a century and half later." [from a review]

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World: 1st Class (c 2-8 weeks) --- $42.50