Project Gutenberg 2007-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 67 Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818 1883 Тургенев, Иван Сергеевич Tourgueneff, Ivan Turgénieff, Iván Toergenev, Ivan Turgenjeff, Iwan Turgenev, I. S. Bernstein, Herman 1876 1935 The Rendezvous 1907 Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Widger "The Rendezvous" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a short story that captures the emotional complexities of love and longing, written in the late 19th century. As a poignant tale centered on the fleeting nature of relationships, it delves into the themes of desire, hope, and the heartache of untimely separation. Turgenev’s narrative invites readers to explore the intimate yet tumultuous moments between characters, set against the backdrop of a beautifully rendered natural landscape. The story unfolds in an autumn birch grove where the narrator observes a young peasant girl named Akulina, who waits for Victor Alexandrich, a man of indifferent demeanor and a spoiled personality. Their encounter reveals a significant imbalance in their feelings; Akulina's deep affection for Victor contrasts sharply with his nonchalant attitude as he prepares to leave her behind. Despite her earnest pleas for a meaningful farewell, Victor's shallow and dismissive responses highlight the disparity in their emotional investments. Ultimately, Akulina's profound sadness, underscored by her tears and longing, leaves a lasting impression on the narrator, capturing the essence of heartbreak and the bittersweet nature of love in life's transient moments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 48840 48841 2024-10-10T06:44:35.040401 2023-09-10T09:39:36.463217 text/html text/html 46052 2021-01-26T02:00:55 text/html; charset=utf-8 16611 2021-01-26T02:00:55 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 82689 2024-10-10T06:44:38.910388 application/epub+zip 81484 2024-10-10T06:44:36.730395 application/epub+zip 81483 2024-10-10T06:44:35.637398 application/epub+zip 148301 2024-10-10T06:44:40.477355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141672 2024-10-10T06:44:38.234393 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 110638 2022-09-11T03:45:58.547933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39369 2024-10-10T06:44:34.780381 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 39790 2016-10-26T06:55:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 15366 2016-10-26T06:57:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 39284 2007-10-17T12:55:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15249 2007-10-17T12:55:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22101 2024-10-10T06:44:40.604366 application/rdf+xml 10649 2024-10-10T06:44:36.170390 image/jpeg 2856 2024-10-10T06:44:35.902381 image/jpeg 79678 2024-10-10T06:44:35.046391 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia