Noble Family (Full Translation with Illustrations)

Author: (Russian) Turgenev
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: One of Turgenev's greatest representative works, "Home of the Gentry" vividly depicts the decline of noble estates and the fading historical role of noble intellectuals through a realistic style. By portraying the tragic love story between Lavretsky and Lisa, the novel sings an elegy for the decline of the Russian noble class. Turgenev was a great realist writer of 19th-century Russia, an outstanding and exceptionally talented artistic master, and was hailed as "the novelist of novelists." His novels combine meticulous and precise "realism" with a rich poetic and artistic charm, often described as "always as intriguing as an unopened telegraph," earning his realism the name "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.