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First Love

by Ivan Turgenev
Martin Geeson
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The title of the novella is almost an adequate summary in itself. The "boy-meets-girl-then-loses-her" story is universal but not, I think, banal—despite a surprise ending which notoriously turns out to be very little of a surprise. First Love is given its originality and poignancy by Turgenev's mastery of the piercing turning-point (akin to Joyce's "epiphanies") that transforms the character's whole being, making a tragic outcome inevitable.

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Publisher: Author's Republic Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781518929656
  • File size: 87475 KB
  • Release date: August 12, 2016
  • Duration: 03:02:14

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  • ISBN: 9781518929656
  • File size: 87590 KB
  • Release date: August 12, 2016
  • Duration: 03:02:13
  • Number of parts: 3

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Classic Literature Fiction Romance

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English

The title of the novella is almost an adequate summary in itself. The "boy-meets-girl-then-loses-her" story is universal but not, I think, banal—despite a surprise ending which notoriously turns out to be very little of a surprise. First Love is given its originality and poignancy by Turgenev's mastery of the piercing turning-point (akin to Joyce's "epiphanies") that transforms the character's whole being, making a tragic outcome inevitable.

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Classic Literature Fiction Romance
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Author's Republic
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781518929656
    File size: 87475 KB
    Release date: August 12, 2016
    Duration: 03:02:14

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781518929656
    File size: 87590 KB
    Release date: August 12, 2016
    Duration: 03:02:13
    Number of parts: 3

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English