About “Dnevnik lishnego cheloveka”
A dying man keeps a journal in his final days, reflecting on a life he feels was wasted and unnoticed. He recounts a youthful love for a young woman and his humiliating displacement by a more dashing rival, anatomizing his own timidity and irrelevance. The story gave Russian literature its enduring phrase, the 'superfluous man.'
Book details
- Latest edition
- 1899 · ISBN 9781425010072
- ISBN
- 9781425010072
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Dnevnik lishnego cheloveka?
Dnevnik lishnego cheloveka by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev has 226 pages.