Folio Archives 437: First Love by Ivan Turgenev 2011
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First Love by Ivan Turgenev 2011
This delightful book, that is illustrated by the very talented Balbusso twins, can be easily read in an hour or so. Written in 1860 and translated in 1950 by Isiah Berlin, it describes the pangs of first love experienced by a sixteen year old man/boy who falls head over heels for the older and beautiful girl next door and his interactions with her, her other suitors and her impoverished mother (who is also a Russian Princess).
Despite being written over 150 years ago, human nature does not change, although manners and social mores do, and the descriptions of teenage first love will bring back confused memories to the reader. There is, of course, an unexpected twist at the end of the novel to keep you interested.
The xv + 74 page book is introduced by Robert Dessaix. There are six very cleverly designed full-page colour illustrations by Anna and Elena Balbusso. It has gold endpapers and is bound in dark red cloth, the cover being blocked in gold and orange with a design by the Balbussos. The gold slipcase measures 28.8x19.2cm.
Another Turgenev book published by The Folio Society, On the Eve, has also been reviewed in the Folio Archives. See here.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
This delightful book, that is illustrated by the very talented Balbusso twins, can be easily read in an hour or so. Written in 1860 and translated in 1950 by Isiah Berlin, it describes the pangs of first love experienced by a sixteen year old man/boy who falls head over heels for the older and beautiful girl next door and his interactions with her, her other suitors and her impoverished mother (who is also a Russian Princess).
Despite being written over 150 years ago, human nature does not change, although manners and social mores do, and the descriptions of teenage first love will bring back confused memories to the reader. There is, of course, an unexpected twist at the end of the novel to keep you interested.
The xv + 74 page book is introduced by Robert Dessaix. There are six very cleverly designed full-page colour illustrations by Anna and Elena Balbusso. It has gold endpapers and is bound in dark red cloth, the cover being blocked in gold and orange with a design by the Balbussos. The gold slipcase measures 28.8x19.2cm.
Another Turgenev book published by The Folio Society, On the Eve, has also been reviewed in the Folio Archives. See here.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
3David_Mauduit
>1 wcarter: you can read 75 pages in an hour! No wonder you have so many books.
I'm a slow reader. It would probably take me 5 hours to read that book.
I'm a slow reader. It would probably take me 5 hours to read that book.
