Ivan Turgenev

"Turgenev" redirects here. For the surname, see Turgenev (surname). In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sergeyevich and the family name is Turgenev. Ivan Turgenev Turgenev, depicted by Ilya Repin (1874) 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 A Sportsman's Sketches Home of the Gentry Fathers and Sons A Month in the Country Children 1 Signature Portrait of Ivan Turgenev by Eugène Lami, c. 1843–1844 Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (/tʊərˈɡɛnjɛf, -ˈɡeɪn-/ toor-GHEN-yef, -⁠GAYN-;[1] Russian: Иван Сергеевич Тургенев[note 1], 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