Kasyan from the Beautiful Lands

Posted on 22 January 2018 by Ivan Turgenev

No, no, I ve got your word for it, I ve got to die you promised me you told me Turgenev s accounts of hunting in rural Russia, and the extraordinary characters he meets there Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin s 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical and savage poems epic and intimate essays satirical and inspirational and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Ivan Turgenev 1818 1883 Turgenev s works available in Penguin Classics are Fathers and Sons, First Love, Home of the Gentry, On the Eve, Rudin, Sketches from a Hunter s Album, Spring Torrents and Three Sketches from a Hunter s Album. Read Kasyan from the Beautiful Lands – kino-fada.fr It was a bitter thing for me, bitter for many reasons You know how it is, sometimes little things happen which seem nothing at all, but they hurtTurgenev s writing is so simple and I personally like it at least from what I have read so far The first story was easier for me to follow since I found itfascinating and to my likings The second story was okay..certainly not boring but I guess I expectedTheDistrict Doctorhas to do with love, whileKasyan from the beautifIt was a bitter thing for me, bitter for many reasons You know how it is, sometimes little things happen which seem nothing at all, but they hurtTurgenev s writing is so simple and I personally like it at least from what I have read s...Billed as haunting , I found these two tales to be nothing but pointless, certainly not haunting and not even interesting Written well enough, but having talent at writing doesn t mean you re a good Storyteller.Blog Instagram Twitter Pinterest Shop EtsyHo dear Ho dear, dear, dear despite a beautiful writing structure, a firm grasp of eloquent writing, we face a problem There is no story, no matter how good the ability to structure a great sentence, if there is no narrative grip you are lost.District Doctor Met a hot girl with a fever would only love me if I said she was going to die Told her and the next dayKasyan from the Beautiful Lands Driving along o...Turgenev s writing prowess isthan evident in both of the short stories featured in this little black Penguin classic edition However, in terms of plot I found them both lacking Perhaps the first story, District Doctor was the most interesting for me, as I wanted to know what happened next The second story, which gives the book its title as well, was not as interesting, but it did contain some beautifully written descriptions of nature Not my favourite of Turgenev s work, but rather e Turgenev s writing prowess isthan evident i...Evocative and beautifully written..This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers To view it, click here I really loved the 1st story in this book than the other one review will be laterI enjoyed his writing I always do because Turgenev is a great writer but the stories were just ok.Hopefully I ll get to read his whole short story collection sometime for it to makesense.I was looking forward to a bit of Turgenev, but this didn t feel as his best work Maybe I shouldn t have read these stories in this seperate edition, but as the complete Hunter s stories Maybe it makessense in the context of the other ...Strange things happen on this earth you can live a long while with someone and be on the friendliest of terms, and yet you ll never once talk openly with him, from the depths of your soul while with someone else you may scarcely have met, at one glance, whether you to hi...One of the best books I ve read in a while.And maybe its charming effect on me comes from the amazing language the writer uses Despite the simple stories he tells, one must think of their deep meanings and their psychological and environmental depth The writer s implementation of describing a normal event made me feel like I was also there It is a remarkably pleasant occupation, to lie on one s back in a forest and look upwards It seems that you are looking into a bottomless sea, that it is One of the best books I ve read in a while.And maybe its charming effect on me comes from the amazing language the writer uses Despite the simple stories he tells, one must think of their deep meanings and their psychological and environmental depth The writer s implementation of describing a normal event made me feel like I was also there It is a remarkably pleasant occupatio...

22 January 2018

Ivan Turgenev