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Arkady returns to his doting father and uncle in the country. But the guest he brings with him looks set to ruffle feathers.
Douglas Hodge reads from the novel by Ivan Turgenev. First published in 1862, this story of a young man's return from university, accompanied by his radical friend Bazarov, shocked its early readers. Turgenev's characterisation of the outspoken young nihilist who criticises the older generation of 'romantics' and rejects 'everything' was both an alarmingly realistic depiction of the changing times he saw around him and an uncomfortable reflection of the eternal difficulties between generations.
Arkady returns to his doting father and uncle in the country. But the guest he brings with him looks set to ruffle feathers.
Translated by Peter Carson and abridged by Sally Marmion.
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- Mon 28 Sep 2009 22:45麻豆社 Radio 4
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