The Diary of a Superfluous Man
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When Turgenev published Diary of a Superfluous Man in 1850, he created one of the first literary portraits of the alienated man. Turgenev once said that there was a great deal of himself in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1974070638
ISBN13:9781974070633
Release Date:July 2017
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:174 Pages
Weight:0.71 lbs.
Dimensions:9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"
Customer Reviews
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How to characterize oneself while dying - superfluous
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
The narrator of this book, the "author" of the diary is a man anticipating death within a week. Chulkaturin is alone - only an old woman caring for him - facing death without family or friends. He begins writing a diary, an accounting of his life. What begins as a biography beginning with his childhood, becomes the narration of a single event, an event he believes illustrates beyond all doubt that he is a "superfluous man". This event is a one-sided love for a girl just becoming a woman. In this story Turgenev presents us with alienation - 1850's Russian style. For those of us raised on existential alienation, this book is an excellent reminder that alienation is a far more universal literary theme - a theme well executed in this book.
Russian Classic
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Turgenev's novella about a dying 'superfluous' man . In a way, it's an update of Lermantov's "A Hero of Our Time" (without the tricky narrative structure) or Goethe's "Werther." Turgenev's story is notable for its more humane perspective; he truly was the "greatest French novelist writing in Russian."The only downside to this volume is its length: "Superfluous Man" is more of a long story or novella than a book in and of itself. Look instead for a collection.
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