Publisher's Synopsis
The Brigadier is a novel written by the famous Russian author, Ivan Turgenev. The story is set in the early 19th century and revolves around the life of a retired brigadier named Ivan Ivanovich. The novel explores the themes of aging, love, and family relationships.Ivan Ivanovich is a retired army officer who has spent his entire life serving the Russian Tsar. He is a man of great honor and integrity, but he is also lonely and unhappy in his old age. He lives with his daughter, Lisa, and her husband, Sergei, who is a government official. Ivan Ivanovich is deeply in love with Lisa's friend, Zoya, but he is too afraid to express his feelings.The novel follows Ivan Ivanovich's struggle to come to terms with his aging body and his unrequited love for Zoya. He is torn between his desire to live a happy life with Zoya and his duty to his family. Meanwhile, Lisa and Sergei's marriage is falling apart due to Sergei's infidelity, and Ivan Ivanovich is forced to intervene to save their relationship.The Brigadier is a poignant and insightful novel that explores the complexities of human relationships and the challenges of growing old. Turgenev's writing is elegant and understated, and he creates a vivid portrait of a man struggling to find meaning and purpose in his later years. The novel is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today.We went out of the kitchen-garden . . . but there involuntarily I stopped short. Between us and the lodge stood a huge bull. With his head down to the ground, and a malignant gleam in his eyes, he was snorting heavily and furiously, and with a rapid movement of one fore-leg, he tossed the dust up in the air with his broad cleft hoof, lashed his sides with his tail, and suddenly backing a little, shook his shaggy neck stubbornly, and bellowed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
