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Fiction Literary

First Love

by (author) Ivan Turgenev

Publisher
Melville House Publishing
Initial publish date
Sep 2004
Category
Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780974607894
    Publish Date
    Sep 2004
    List Price
    $13.00

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Description

This vivid, sensitive tale of adolescent love follows a 16-year-old boy who falls in love with a beautiful, older woman and experiences a whirlwind of changing emotions, from exaltation and jealousy to despair and devotion.

This beautifully packaged series of classic novellas includes the works of masterful writers. Inexpensive and collectible, they are the first single-volume publications of these classic tales, offering a closer look at this underappreciated literary form and providing a fresh take on the world's most celebrated authors.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Ivan Turgenev is a major figure in 19th-century Russian literature whose work observes the social and psychological interactions of peasants and aristocrats. He is the author of the short story collection A Sportsman's Sketches, which is said to have contributed to Tsar Alexander II's decision to liberate the serfs.