The Torrents of Spring

During a chance encounter in a foreign land, a young nobleman is swept into a whirlwind of obsession that threatens his sanity and future. This novella captures the sudden, destructive power of passion and the ease with which a life can be derailed. Turgenev’s prose is at its most sensory and vibrant here, evoking the flush of love and the bitterness of its aftermath. It is a masterful depiction o...