{"id":54152,"date":"2022-12-19T10:13:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/?p=54152"},"modified":"2022-12-19T10:14:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:14:25","slug":"pleasurable-reading-turgenevs-literary-reminiscences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/2022\/12\/pleasurable-reading-turgenevs-literary-reminiscences.html","title":{"rendered":"Pleasurable Reading: Turgenev&#8217;s <em>Literary Reminiscences<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abebooks.com\/servlet\/BookDetailsPL?bi=1292008238&amp;cm_mmc=ggl-_-COM_Shopp_Rare-_-product_id=bi%3A%201292008238-_-keyword=&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAy_CcBhBeEiwAcoMRHA9A31N_QdbB_3elgf7tURZW7FfarokpuNJ4kxceAKt1xEunERz91xoCx0sQAvD_BwE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"54154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/turgenevs-literary-reminiscences-enh-bdr\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/turgenevs-literary-reminiscences-enh-bdr.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"309,488\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"turgenev&amp;#8217;s literary reminiscences (enh-bdr)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/turgenevs-literary-reminiscences-enh-bdr.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/turgenevs-literary-reminiscences-enh-bdr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-54154\" width=\"390\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/turgenevs-literary-reminiscences-enh-bdr.jpg 309w, https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/herman\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/turgenevs-literary-reminiscences-enh-bdr-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><font size=\"+2\">\n<p>The text of this edition, with David Magarshack&#8217;s\nintroduction, is filled with wisdom like this: \n<p<<\/p>\n\u201cLife itself is nothing but a contradiction \nthat has to be constantly overcome.\u201d \nAnd this: \u201cNo artist of real talent \never serves aims other than his own, \nand he finds satisfaction in himself alone; \nthe life that surrounds him provides him \nwith the contents of his work; he is the&nbsp;\n<em>concentrated reflection<\/em>\u2026\u201d<\/p><\/font><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll forgive Turgenev for using the non-inclusive pronoun &#8220;he&#8221; \u2014 won&#8217;t you? 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