Celebrated Translations -- The House of the Aristocrats (Color Illustrations Edition)

Author: (Russia) Turgenev, translated by Shen Nianju, Xu Zhenya
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Turgenev was a great realist writer of 19th-century Russia, an outstanding and talented artistic master, known as "the novelist of novelists." His novels combine meticulous and precise realism in depicting life with a rich poetic and artistic sensibility, always leaving readers intrigued as if they were reading an unopened telegraph, earning his realism the name "poetic realism." Turgenev's novels are among the most influential world literary masterpieces in China. Introduced to China in the early 20th century, they were widely acclaimed by readers. Literary giants such as Liu Banruo, Guo Moruo, and Ba Jin have all translated Turgenev's works, and their own creations were deeply influenced by him. The House of the Nobleman is one of Turgenev's greatest masterpieces. With a realistic touch, the novel vividly portrays the decline of noble estates and the fading historical role of noble intellectuals. Through the tragic love story of Lavretsky and Lisa, it delivers an elegy for the decline of the Russian aristocracy.