The Childhood of Luvers (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Boris Pasternak
- First Published: 1922
- Type of Plot: Coming of age
- Time of Work: The early twentieth century
- Setting: Perm and Ekaterinburg (modern Sverdlovsk), Russia
- Principal Characters: Zhenia Luvers, Mr. Luvers, Mrs. Luvers, Liza Defendova, Serezha, Dikikh, Tsvetkov
- Genres: Short fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Family or family life, Sex or sexuality, Childbirth, Life and death
- Locales: Ekaterinburg, Russia, Perm, Russia
The Story
Zhenia Luvers's first memories are of Perm, a gloomy northern city not far removed from a state of nature: Bearskin rugs are made from local animals; during the spring, weeds sprout and trees bud overnight; ice floes pass by on the river. Mr. Luvers manages a mine and spends little time with his children. Occasionally he is seen playing cards or discussing his dealings with factory owners. A series of governesses tend to Zhenia. She is educated first by an Englishwoman she scarcely remembers and then by a French tutor who burdens her with the conjugation of difficult...
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