Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2012-10-27 Public domain in the USA. 184 Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich 1818 1883 Тургенев, Иван Сергеевич Tourgueneff, Ivan Turgénieff, Iván Toergenev, Ivan Turgenjeff, Iwan Turgenev, I. S. Turgenieff, Iwan Hapgood, Isabel Florence 1850 1928 Hapgood, Isabel F. The diary of a superfluous man, and other stories Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_a_Superfluous_Man The diary of a superfluous man -- Three portraits -- Three meetings -- Mumú -- The inn. Produced by Jana Srna, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a collection of short stories written in the mid-19th century. Centering on themes of existential ennui and societal critique, the titular story introduces Tchulkatúrin, a man confronting his own superfluity and alienation in Russian society. This collection delves into the emotional and psychological landscapes of its characters, reflecting on the depths of human experience and the complexities of love and life. At the start of the titular story, we meet Tchulkatúrin, who begins his diary anticipating his imminent death. He reflects on his past and the feelings of uselessness that have defined his existence. His upbringing in a dysfunctional family—marked by a father’s gambling addiction and a mother’s oppressive virtue—shapes his perceptions of relationships and life. As he revisits the memories of his youth, he grapples with feelings of inadequacy and longing, setting the stage for a profound exploration of identity in a society that seems indifferent to his struggles. Tchulkatúrin's musings reveal the depth of his melancholy, leading readers into a contemplative narrative about what it means to feel superfluous. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41201/41201-h/images/f0004-image.jpg Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 -- Translations into English PG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Russian Literature 521299 2025-06-16T16:56:15.136784 text/html 529589 2012-10-27T15:14:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 301332 2025-06-16T16:56:22.769717 application/epub+zip 305077 2025-06-16T16:56:16.545784 application/epub+zip 279970 2025-06-16T16:56:15.750755 application/epub+zip 455340 2025-06-16T16:56:27.439729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 419939 2025-06-16T16:56:22.106695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395888 2022-09-18T19:21:55.860132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470512 2023-09-18T05:24:02.124964 text/plain 17610 2025-06-16T16:56:27.605685 application/rdf+xml 23632 2025-06-16T16:56:16.040726 image/jpeg 3609 2025-06-16T16:56:15.984751 image/jpeg 273287 2025-06-16T16:56:15.205726 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia