author

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

1818–1883

A master of psychological realism, this great Russian novelist is best known for works like Fathers and Sons and for his clear, graceful prose. His fiction often explores love, social change, and the tensions between generations with unusual warmth and insight.

42 Audiobooks

Fathers and Sons

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

The Torrents of Spring

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

First love, and other stories

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Fathers and Children

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Dream Tales and Prose Poems

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A Sportsman's Sketches

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A Sportsman's Sketches, Volume 2

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

On the eve: A novel

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

The Jew and Other Stories

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Rudin: A Novel

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A Desperate Character and Other Stories

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A Nobleman's Nest

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Smoke

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Virgin Soil

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A House of Gentlefolk

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Lettres à Madame Viardot

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A Lear of the Steppes, etc.

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Visionen und andere phantastische Erzählungen

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Asja

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

The Rendezvous

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Annouchka: A Tale

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Elektitaj noveloj

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Väter und Söhne

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Vaders en Zonen

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Isät ja lapset: Romaani

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

The Diary of a Superfluous Man, and Other Stories

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Eaux printanières

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Metsämiehen muistelmia

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Aatelispesä

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

A Reckless Character, and Other Stories

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Ensimäinen rakkauteni

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Gedichte in Prosa

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Pasinkow

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Kuningas Lear arolla

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Majatalo

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Savua : Romaani

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Lemmentarina

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Rudin

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Liza; Or, "A Nest of Nobles"

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Luutnantti Jergunovin juttu

by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

About the author

Born in 1818, Ivan Turgenev became one of the major voices of 19th-century Russian literature. He studied in Russia and Germany, and his writing helped bring Russian fiction to a wide European audience through its elegant style and careful attention to character.

Turgenev is especially remembered for A Sportsman's Sketches, Rudin, Home of the Gentry, and Fathers and Sons. His work often looks at the clash between old traditions and new ideas, and he had a gift for showing inner conflict without losing the human feeling of the story.

He spent much of his later life in Western Europe and was closely connected with leading writers and artists of his time. When he died in 1883, he had already earned an international reputation, and his novels and stories still feel fresh for readers who enjoy thoughtful, emotionally sharp fiction.