A Family Chronicle; Childhood Years Of Bagrov Grandson
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: White dust jacket, lightly worn with minor edge rubbing and small marks. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: Hardcover binding appears intact and secure. No stickers or library stamps visible.
Two of Sergei Aksakov's most celebrated autobiographical works appear together in this volume from the Raduga Russian Classics Series. A Family Chronicle presents a vivid portrait of Russian provincial gentry life across several generations, chronicling the Bagrov family's migration to the Ural steppes with an intimate honesty rarely seen in 19th-century prose. Companion piece Childhood Years of Bagrov Grandson continues the narrative through the eyes of a sensitive young boy, capturing the textures of rural Russian childhood with lyrical precision. Aksakov's prose is unhurried and immersive, drawing the reader into a vanished world of vast landscapes, domestic rituals, and deeply personal memory. Together, these works stand as cornerstones of Russian realist literature, admired by Turgenev, Tolstoy, and generations of readers since their original publication in the 1850s.
Author: Sergei Aksakov
Format: Hardback
Published: 1984, Raduga Publishers, moscow
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: White dust jacket, lightly worn with minor edge rubbing and small marks. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: Hardcover binding appears intact and secure. No stickers or library stamps visible.
Two of Sergei Aksakov's most celebrated autobiographical works appear together in this volume from the Raduga Russian Classics Series. A Family Chronicle presents a vivid portrait of Russian provincial gentry life across several generations, chronicling the Bagrov family's migration to the Ural steppes with an intimate honesty rarely seen in 19th-century prose. Companion piece Childhood Years of Bagrov Grandson continues the narrative through the eyes of a sensitive young boy, capturing the textures of rural Russian childhood with lyrical precision. Aksakov's prose is unhurried and immersive, drawing the reader into a vanished world of vast landscapes, domestic rituals, and deeply personal memory. Together, these works stand as cornerstones of Russian realist literature, admired by Turgenev, Tolstoy, and generations of readers since their original publication in the 1850s.