Iwan Turgenev's narrative masterpiece is finally available in a new translation. Fyodor Lavretsky returns to his homeland after years in the West to take over his father's estate. His marriage to the self-absorbed Varvara has failed, and Fyodor must rediscover himself. Against his will, he falls in love with Lisa, a dutiful young woman for whom her mother has a very different match in mind. This marks the beginning of a difficult love story. Renowned for his depictions of landscapes and the lyrical tone of his prose, Iwan Turgenev was the one who ultimately brought Russian literature to Europe. We celebrate the birthday of this most significant representative of Russian realism with a multifaceted new translation of one of his major narrative works.