Fathers and Sons (1862) is Turgenev’s most famous and controversial novel. When young Arkady brings his friend Bazarov — a self-declared nihilist who believes in nothing but science and rejects every tradition and authority — to visit his family’s estate, the clash between generations becomes both a domestic drama and a diagnosis of Russia at a crossroads. The novel ignited fierce debate across Russian society and endures as a study in the psychology of ideological conflict.
Turgenev’s portrait of Bazarov remains one of the most vivid and sympathetic renderings of a philosophical radical in all fiction. This free EPUB download brings the novel directly to your device.