![]() Bazarov is a kind of nihilistic hipster, whose friends discuss topics such as "Is marriage a prejudice or a crime?" Arkady has fallen under Bazarov's spell, but he's still deeply attached to his kind, loving father, a very minor and incompetent landholder, who laments his son's new urbanity. ![]() Petersburg to visit their families in the hinterland. They're the "sons" in the title, back from university in St. The novel's two main characters are Arkady and Bazarov. A vodka martini on the front porch might be in order. In short, it's a Russian masterpiece, one written so beautifully and with such economy, that when you finish reading it you feel a little shaken and a little stirred. My favorite novel is Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, a 200-page ravishing knockout of a book that explains just about everything you need to know about families, love, heartache, religion, duels and the institution of serfdom in 19th-century Russia, not to mention advice on how to seduce your housekeeper's young daughter. And the series continues all summer long on NPR.org. ![]() All Things Considered talks with writers about their favorite buttonhole books. All readers have them - and so do writers. ![]() ![]() Browse Our Critics' Picks, Plus Get Excerpts and RecipesĬall them buttonhole books, the ones you urge passionately on friends, colleagues and passersby. ![]()
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