[Pocket Edition] World Literature Masterpieces Library - The Night Before

Author: (Russian) Turgenev
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: The Night Before is one of the representative works of Turgenev's Q&A, marking a new stage in his creative journey. The work holds a significant position in the history of Russian and world literature with its vivid artistic imagery and highly concise language, and is regarded as one of the "most condensed and compact novels in Russian literature." Turgenev was a great realist writer of 19th-century Russia, an outstanding and talented artistic master, and was hailed as the "novelist of novelists." His novels combine meticulous and precise "realism" with a rich poetic and painterly quality, often described as "always like an unopened telegraph, leaving a lingering sense of intrigue." His realism is therefore called "poetic realism." Turgenev's novels are one of the most influential world literary masterpieces in China, introduced to the country in the early 20th century and warmly received by readers. Literary masters such as Liu Banruo, Guo Moruo, and Ba Jin have all translated Turgenev's works, and their own creations were deeply influenced by him.