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People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves; that relieves them of the necessity of having their own will and of taking responsibility for themselves.
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Birth: | 9th November, 1818 |
Death: | 3rd September, 1883 |
Nationality: | Russian |
Profession: | Novelist, Playwright, Writer |
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was born in Oryol, Russia. He was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright. He studied at the University of Moscow, the University of Saint Petersburg(Classics, Russian literature, and philology), and the University of Berlin(philosophy). He wrote several novels include: Rudin, Home of the Gentry, On the Eve, Fathers and Sons, Smoke, Torrents of Spring, and Virgin Soil. His Selected shorter fiction include: The Diary of a Superfluous Man(novella), A Sportsman's Sketches(short stories), Mumu(short story), First Love(novella), and Klara Milich(novella). He wrote several plays include: A Provincial Lady, A Month in the Country, and Fortune's Fool.
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