Project Gutenberg 2006-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 445 Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818 1883 Тургенев, Иван Сергеевич Tourgueneff, Ivan Turgénieff, Iván Toergenev, Ivan Turgenjeff, Iwan Turgenev, I. S. Garnett, Constance 1861 1946 Black, Constance Clara Veshnie vody. English The Torrents of Spring Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Keren Vergon, William Flis, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Updated: 2022-12-17. "The Torrents of Spring" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novel written in the late 19th century. The narrative centers on Dimitri Pavlovitch Sanin, a young man who embarks on a journey of self-discovery, emerging from a state of existential crisis and weariness in life. As Sanin travels in Europe, his interactions with new characters present an exploration of love, identity, and the nuances of human connections. The opening of the novel introduces Sanin as he grapples with profound feelings of boredom and bitterness despite having enjoyed an evening among cultured company. Feeling disconnected from life, he reminisces about the past but also yearns for change. The narrative swiftly moves to Sanin's chance encounter with a young and beautiful girl named Gemma in a confectionery shop, whose urgent request for help pulls him into a dramatic situation involving her brother, Emil. This initial act of bravery leads to an immediate bond between them, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of love and the challenges that arise as Sanin learns more about Gemma's life, including her betrothed. The stage is set for a blend of romance and conflict, making the reader curious about how these themes will unfold in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en First loves -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English PG Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Russian Interest Browsing: Fiction 545302 545779 2024-10-04T12:30:02.136056 2023-10-05T04:22:20.255967 text/html text/html 570462 2022-12-17T11:28:20 text/html 344108 2024-10-04T12:30:13.785993 application/epub+zip 347441 2024-10-04T12:30:05.161048 application/epub+zip 347441 2024-10-04T12:30:03.174076 application/epub+zip 500022 2024-10-04T12:30:19.968944 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 455206 2024-10-04T12:30:12.688008 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427830 2022-09-05T06:00:37.086942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 518504 518532 2024-10-04T12:30:00.889073 2023-10-05T04:22:19.530987 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 518265 2022-12-17T11:29:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21144 2024-10-04T12:30:20.572980 application/rdf+xml 10176 2024-10-04T12:30:04.148015 image/jpeg 2747 2024-10-04T12:30:03.651020 image/jpeg 197745 2022-12-17T11:30:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 203876 2022-12-17T11:31:03 application/octet-stream application/zip 269598 2024-10-04T12:30:02.187075 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