Noble House
by (russian) Turgenev, Compiled By Liu Ting
About This Novel
The story of "The Noble House" takes place in 1842 and eight years later; the protagonist Lavretsky is the last representative of the nobility who has lost the "enthusiasm" of the serf owners. The decline of the noble house is irreversible, and the collapse of serfdom is inevitable; but who will inject new vitality into Russian society, and where should Russia go? Neither Lavretsky nor the author himself can give a clear answer. Lavretsky just vaguely felt that he should do something useful and that the future should be bright. As the last representative of the serfdom aristocracy, looking back on the past, Lavretsky felt that his life was wasted. "Extinguish it, this useless life!" Lavretsky lamented helplessly in the lyrical "Epilogue".
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