Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Turgenev | |
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Turgenev, depicted by Ilya Repin (1874) | |
| Native name | Иван Тургенев |
| Born | Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev 9 November 1818 Oryol, Oryol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 3 September 1883 (aged 64) Bougival, Seine-et-Oise, France |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, translator |
| Genre | Novel, play, short story |
| Literary movement | Realism, natural school |
| Notable works | |
| Children | 1 |
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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (/tʊərˈɡɛnjɛf, -ˈɡeɪn-/ toor-GHEN-yef, -GAYN-; Russian: Иван Сергеевич Тургенев, IPA: [ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf]; 9 November [O.S. 28 October] 1818 – 3 September [O.S. 22 August] 1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popularizer of Russian literature in the West.
His first major publication, a short story collection titled A Sportsman's Sketches (1852), was a milestone of Russian realism. His novel Fathers and Sons (1862) is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction.