author
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
1818–1883
Best known for Fathers and Sons, he wrote with unusual grace about love, change, and the uneasy pull between generations. His stories helped bring Russian literature to a wide European audience and still feel strikingly modern.
44 Audiobooks
Luutnantti Jergunovin juttu
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Ensimäinen rakkauteni
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
The diary of a superfluous man, and other stories
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
A Sportsman's Sketches Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume I
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Liza; Or, "A Nest of Nobles"
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Rudin: A Novel
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Kuningas Lear arolla
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
The Jew and Other Stories
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Fathers and Sons
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
A Sportsman's Sketches, Volume 2 Works of Ivan Turgenev, Volume 2
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
A Reckless Character, and Other Stories
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Annouchka: A Tale
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
A Desperate Character and Other Stories
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
The diary of a superfluous man, and other stories
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Dream Tales and Prose Poems
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Pasinkow
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
The Torrents of Spring
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
A Lear of the Steppes, etc.
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
On the eve: A novel
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
The Rendezvous 1907
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Savua : Romaani
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Fathers and Children
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Virgin Soil
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Asja
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Rudin
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Aatelispesä
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
A House of Gentlefolk
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Väter und Söhne
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Majatalo
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Isät ja lapset: Romaani
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Vaders en Zonen
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Gedichte in Prosa
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
First love, and other stories
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Smoke
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Eaux printanières
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Lettres à Madame Viardot
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Metsämiehen muistelmia
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Lemmentarina
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Visionen und andere phantastische Erzählungen
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
A Nobleman's Nest
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Elektitaj noveloj
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Tarpeeton ihminen
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Rudin
by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
About the author
Born in Oryol, Russia, in 1818, Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev became one of the great writers of the 19th century. He studied in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Berlin, and his fiction is often praised for its clarity, emotional restraint, and deep sympathy for ordinary people. Early fame came with A Sportsman's Sketches, a book of stories that drew attention to the lives of Russian peasants.
Turgenev went on to write major novels including Rudin, Home of the Gentry, On the Eve, and his most famous work, Fathers and Sons (1862). That novel sparked intense debate for its portrait of generational conflict and the emerging figure of the nihilist. He also wrote plays, short stories, and novellas such as First Love, which remains one of his most beloved works.
Much of his later life was spent in Europe, and he played an important role in introducing Russian literature to readers outside Russia. He died in Bougival, near Paris, in 1883, leaving behind fiction known for its elegance, psychological insight, and quiet power.