Rudin, Turgenevs first novel, is a subtle examination of human weakness which foreshadows many of the themes in the authors later work, with its lead character personifying the type of the superfluous man which came to dominate much of the literature of nineteenth-century Russia.Publisher: Alma Books LtdAuthor(s): Ivan TurgenevTranslator: Dora OBrienNumber of pages: 177Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 195 x 130 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softback