Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883

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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_of_the_Gentry Release date is 2004-04-01

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"Liza; Or, 'A Nest of Nobles'" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novel published in 1859. Fyodor Lavretsky returns to his Russian estate after discovering his wife's betrayal in Paris. There he meets his cousin's daughter Liza, a devout young woman whose serious nature captivates him. When news arrives that his wife has died, Lavretsky and Liza confess their love. But fate intervenes cruelly, forcing them to confront impossible choices between duty, faith, and happiness in this meditation on lost opportunities and middle age. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Russia -- Fiction

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