Fathers and Sons Author:Ivan Turgenev The universal classic of the conflicts between youth and age, between the past and the future. Fathers and Sons created a sensation when it was first published in 1861...But the book and its principal character made an indelible impression. Their influence on his (Turgenev's) country's literature and language has been profound and have earned f... more »or him a high and permanent place among the great writers of fiction of all time.« less