The Diary of a Superfluous Man

by Turgenev Ivan

First published 2016

Dying of consumption, a Russian nobleman reflects on his wasted potential. Trapped by his own cynicism and inaction, he revisits the lost opportunities and regrets that defined his superfluous existence. As he faces his mortality, he grapples with the weight of his choices and longs for the passion and purpose that eluded him.

Genres: fiction, 20th-century, 19th-century

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: unreliable-narrator

Setting: Russia

Period: 19th Century

Paperback · Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Content warnings: death, terminal-illness

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