Ivan Turgenev
Russian writer (1818–1883) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Turgenev" redirects here. For the surname, see Turgenev (surname).
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Turgenev.
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (/tʊərˈɡɛnjɛf, -ˈɡeɪn-/ toor-GHEN-yef, -GAYN-;[1] Russian: Иван Сергеевич Тургенев[note 1], IPA: [ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf]; 9 November [O.S. 28 October] 1818 – 3 September [O.S. 22 August] 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popularizer of Russian literature in the West.
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Native name | Иван Тургенев |
Born | Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-11-09)9 November 1818 Oryol, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire |
Died | 3 September 1883(1883-09-03) (aged 64) Bougival, Seine-et-Oise, France |
Occupation | Writer, poet, translator |
Genre | Novel, play, short story |
Literary movement | Realism, Natural School |
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His first major publication, a short story collection titled A Sportsman's Sketches (1852), was a milestone of Russian realism. His novel Fathers and Sons (1862) is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction.