Fathers and Sons

8 hrs. 53 min.

Classics

Language Russian

Author Ivan Turgenev

Narrator Semyon Yarmolinets

Description

This novel is dedicated to the eternal theme of the conflict that so often arises between the older and younger generations. The tragic ending once again proves that the new, created without any foundation, is doomed to failure; that you cannot build something of your own merely by denying everything that came before. Discussions and clashes of opinions are diluted with love events.

Through Bazarov, the central figure of the novel, we see revolutionary youth that tries to destroy the old world through complete negation of it. But the romance of the hero turns into drama as the story unfolds. The nihilist hero falls in love, and this new feeling clashes with his worldview. His heart contradicts his mind, just as—quite recently—he himself contradicted everyone around him who did not share his views.

A work known from school takes on a new meaning in adulthood. The multitude of characters and the interweaving of fates, the foolishness and naivety, the patterns and contradictions—all make the novel a truly living picture, in which the main character loses the very most important thing he had.