Fathers and Sons
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Fathers and Sons
| Author | Ivan Turgenev |
|---|---|
| Published | 1862 |
| Pages | 247 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Turgenev’s novel of a generational rupture in provincial Russia, in which the young Bazarov announces that he accepts nothing on authority — the book that gave “nihilism” its currency as a label for a real movement. Turgenev refuses to settle the argument: the older generation is ineffectual, the younger one corrosive, and Bazarov is undone by the very feelings his programme denies. |
Fathers and Sons
Where I heard about it
- Brendan McCord — on his Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List, March 2026, in the section on Literature and Societal Critique, as the novel that named a movement before the movement could describe itself. The full 211-entry list is on The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List.
Connections
- Culture — the generational rupture the novel registers.
- Socialism — the radical Russian current Bazarov prefigures.
- The Philosopher-Entrepreneur Reading List — the curriculum this came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.