Showing results for "Ivan Turgenev" in Biographies & Memoirs

An intriguing confession of doctor’s romantic involvement with a beautiful, 20-year-old patient. Followed by Turgenev’s exquisite, often meditative descriptions of the Russian countryside and mysterious herbalist Kassyan, infatuated with Gamayane, a prophetic bird of Russian folklore, a symbol of wisdom and knowledge. Read in English.

Explore the intricate landscape of existential reflection and emotional turmoil in "Diary of a Superfluous Man," a podcast that delves into the lives of characters who grapple with the weight of their own insignificance. Each episode features a new complete audiobook that embodies the themes of ennui, unfulfilled potential, and the search for meaning in a world that often feels indifferent. As we traverse the narratives of those who find themselves adrift in their own lives, listeners are invited to contemplate the essence of love, loss, and the human experience. This is not a single story but...

In her first memoir, award-winning novelist Yiyun Li offers a journey of recovery through literature: a letter from a writer to like-minded readers. “A meditation on the fact that literature itself lives and gives life.”—Marilynne Robinson, author of Gilead “What a long way it is from...