First love

Author: Turgenev
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: A self-proclaimed favorite autobiographical novel of the author, vivid life scenes, subtle psychological portrayals, and enchanting romantic elements, expressing a teenager's melancholy and longing for lost youth. The novel tells the story of a young boy who falls in love with a neighbor girl while staying at a villa with his parents during the summer. Later, he discovers a rival, only to find that it is his own father. The novel features meticulous psychological portrayals of the young boy, lyrical descriptions of their surroundings—a garden—and the author's own melancholy and longing for lost youth, all of which lend the work its enchanting romantic charm.