The Talnikov Family : A Novel

(Autor) Avdotya Panaeva
Formato: Paperback
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"The Talnikov Family (1848) follows Natasha, a girl growing up in a psychologically and physically abusive household of Petersburg actors. Modeled on Panaeva's own life prior to her marriage to radical Ivan Panaev at 18, the piece was published in the important thick journal The Contemporary but was swiftly suppressed. Censors called it "cynical," "immoral," and "undermining of parental power." Published the same year as Karolina Pavlova's A Double Life, The Talknikov Family has a similar attunement to gender inequality, but its subject matter of the urban working class will be more familiar from Dostoevsky's novels or Nikolai Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done? (1863), which also centers on a female protagonist who escapes her dark family life by marrying a young radical"--

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Editorial:
Columbia University Press
Formato:
Paperback
Número de páginas:
None
Idioma:
en
ISBN:
9780231213196
Año de publicación:
2024
Fecha publicación:
8 de Octubre de 2024

Avdotya Panaeva

Avdotya Panaeva was a Russian novelist known for her novel "A Domestic Mystery," which explored themes of love, betrayal, and societal norms. Her writing style was characterized by vivid descriptions and psychological depth. Panaeva's work contributed to the development of Russian realism and feminist literature in the 19th century.

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