Ivan Turgenev – Smoke 1972 Turkish Book Turkey

Ivan Turgenev – Smoke (Duman) – Hayat Yayınevi Edition (1972)

Description:

This is the 1972 Turkish edition of Smoke (Duman), published by Hayat Yayınevi. Written by Ivan Turgenev and first published in 1867, the novel is one of Turgenev’s most socially and politically engaged works.

The story follows Grigory Litvinov, a Russian nobleman who returns to his homeland after spending time in Europe. While staying in a German spa town, he becomes entangled in emotional and ideological conflicts involving his former lover Irina and the Russian expatriate community. Around him, various Russian intellectuals debate politics, reform, and the future of Russia, but much of their talk is shown as empty or ineffective—like “smoke,” which also gives the novel its title. The work explores themes of love, disillusionment, political idealism, and the gap between speech and action.

Ivan Turgenev is one of the leading figures of Russian realism, known for his subtle psychological observation and his balanced portrayal of conflicting social ideas. He often examined the educated Russian class and their struggles with identity, modernity, and change.

This Hayat Yayınevi edition is an early Turkish translation, reflecting the mid-20th-century tradition of bringing major Russian classics into Turkish literary culture. As a political and psychological novel, Smoke holds an important place in Turgenev’s later works.

Key Features:

• Title: Smoke (Duman)

• Author: Ivan Turgenev

• Publisher: Hayat Yayınevi

• PublicationYear: 1972

• Language: Turkish

• Format: Paperback

• Genre: Realist novel; Political fiction

• Main Characters: Grigory Litvinov; Irina

• Themes: Love; Disillusionment; Politics; Identity; Intellectual debate

• Literary Significance: Critical view of Russian intellectual circles abroad