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

Author: (Russia) Turgenev, translated by Li Pan
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: The Night Before is one of the representative works of Turgenev's Q&A and marks a new stage in his creative journey. With vivid artistic imagery and highly concise language, the work holds a significant position in both Russian and world literary history, 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, 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 world literary masterpieces with the greatest influence in China. They were introduced to China in the early 20th century and were 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. The Night Before is one of the representative works of Turgenev's Q&A and marks a new stage in his creative journey. With vivid artistic imagery and highly concise language, the work holds a significant position in both Russian and world literary history, 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, 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 world literary masterpieces with the greatest influence in China. They were introduced to China in the early 20th century and were 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.