Author : M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin
Release : 2018-01-11
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 047/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Golovlevs by : M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin
Download or read book The Golovlevs written by M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin. This book was released on 2018-01-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arina Petrovna rules the Golovlev family with an iron hand. Around her swarm her family; her alcoholic sons, dissipated grandchildren and degenerate husband. But in his darkened study, her son Porfiry schemes for an overthrow of power. In this powerful novel, the great Russian satirist presents a stark portrait of the Russian gentry sapped by generations of idleness and social irrelevance.