Diary of a Superfluous Man

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 unsuccessful lovers who appear in his fiction. This failure, along with painful self-consciousness, is a central fact for the ailing Chulkaturin in this melancholy tale. As he reflects on his life, he tells the story of Liza, whom he loved, and a prince, whom she loved instead, and the curious turns all their lives took.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 07/17/1999
ISBN: 9780393319200
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.46w x 0.28d