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March 25 and 26
| Content Provider | Librivox |
|---|---|
| Author | Turgenev, Ivan |
| Abstract | Turgenev's shy hero, Tchulkaturin, is a representative example of a Russian archetype - the "superfluous man", a sort of Hamlet not necessarily dignified with the title Prince: an individual of comfortable means leading a dreary existence, without purpose and led on by events which may, as in this story, engulf him. The novella takes the form of a diary started by Tchulkaturin in the shock of being diagnosed as having a terminal illness. The journal entries cover a period of two weeks, leading to his death. Tchulkaturin quickly homes in on the only significant event in his life - an unreciprocated falling-in-love leading haphazardly to a non-fatal duel that leaves him desolated and fully conscious of the futility of his inactive existence.(Summary by Martin Geeson) |
| Related Links | http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9615 http://www.archive.org/details/diary_superfluous_man_0904_librivox |
| File Format | MP2 / MPA / MP3 |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | The Diary of a Superfluous Man |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | fictional biographies & memoirs |
| Alternative Title | The Diary of a Superfluous Man - March 25 and 26 |
| Content Type | Audio |
| Resource Type | Audiobook |
