Fathers and Sons (Roads Classics) - Softcover

Set in nineteenth-century Russia, as the country was emerging from the painful legacy of serfdom, Fathers and Sons' theme is universal: the ideological conflict between generations. At its center are Bazarov - a posturing nihilist who rejects all social institutions - and Arkady, who has been taken in by Bazarov's revolutionary ideas. When they return from university in St Petersburg to visit their parents, their modern cynicism collides with the liberal-minded and reformist nature of their elders. Emotional concerns complicate political principles, as always, while deepening and confusing alliances. Political and domestic, witty and stern Fathers and Sons is a fresh and compassionate masterpiece that is considered to be Turgenev's best novel.

Born in 1818, Ivan Turgenev was a Russian novelist and playwright. He is remembered as a master of narrative craft and as the creator of many controversial character types. His insight and descriptions won him the esteem of many prominent writers, including Gustave Flaubert, Joseph Conrad, Henry James and Vladimir Nabakov.