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The District Doctor

Author
Ivan Turgenev
Series
Turgenev Stories
Language
English
Length
18 pages
ISBN
9781787241626
Published
6 February 2017
Imprint
Sovereign
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"The District Doctor" is a powerful meditation on the nature of human suffering, the role of the healer, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Turgenev's lyrical prose and vivid descriptions bring the rural landscape and its inhabitants to life, creating a moving portrait of the struggles and joys of everyday life in nineteenth-century Russia.

Author

Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) grew up on a wealthy Russian estate, studied at the universities of Moscow, St Petersburg, and Berlin, and later settled largely in France. A Sportsman's Sketches revealed the intelligence and dignity of serfs through apparently effortless country scenes; Fathers and Sons caught the rift between liberal parents and their impatient, nihilist heirs.

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