"The Russian Novelists" by Eugène-Melchior Vogüé is a set of essays that looks closely at the development of Russian writing and its famous novelists. The book tries to explain the Russian identity as shown through their books. The author mostly talks about 19th-century novelists, such as Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy, who changed Russian literature. The book starts with an explanation of name translation issues before explaining the author's goal of describing key periods in Russian literary history. The author shows how these writers explain what Russian life is like and mixes personal thoughts with historical details.
The Russian novelists
By Eugène-Melchior Vogüé
Explore nineteenth-century Russian writers' profound influence as they capture the essence of the Russian soul through stories.
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About the AuthorMarie-Eugène-Melchior, vicomte de Vogüé was a French diplomat, Orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic.
Marie-Eugène-Melchior, vicomte de Vogüé was a French diplomat, Orientalist, travel writer, archaeologist, philanthropist and literary critic.
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