The Old Man (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Yuri Trifonov
- First Published: 1978
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1973, with flashbacks beginning in 1917
- Setting: Russia
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Class conflict, Politics, Nineteenth century, Revolutions, War, Generation gap, Russia or Russian people, Russian Revolution
- Locales: Russia
Characters Discussed
Pavel Evgrafovich Letunov (PAH-vehl yehv-GRA-foh-vihch leh- TEW-nov), a retired man. Having played a part in the revolution, Pavel becomes an engineer after World War II and begins writing articles to justify the actions of Sergei Kirillovich Migulin, a revolutionary general. The political climate after the war makes rehabilitation possible. After the death of Pavel’s wife, Galya, the search for the true motivation of Migulin’s rebellion becomes Pavel’s only refuge from the painful disorder in his family and his children’s attempts to have him help...
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