However, as I put myself in the place of those gentlemen listening that night, I was haunted. It only lasts a few pages, and it seemed to be superfluous. One says he has a great story but will have to write it down first - a great shout out to the power of writing! He does this, and when the gentlemen reconvene, we get the story.Īt first I wondered why this literary device was used. Most are typical stories, a crush that dies with time or when someone new pops into the picture. The host asks them to share the story of their first love. This book begins with a few older gentlemen sitting around a fireplace. Despite the train noises and the people coming and going, First Love really affected me with its powerful depiction of innocent love teamed up with overwhelming passion and a desire to be a martyr according to the whims of the one you love. I was not expecting a lot from First Love because typically Turgenev has been overshadowed by Dostoevsky and Tolstoy when this period of Russian literature comes up.īut this was a great read - short and packed! I was able to read it in one commute.
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