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Ivan Turgenev's tribute to the highs and lows of young desire. Mad with jealousy, Vladimir lurks in the garden, in an attempt to ambush Zinaïda’s lover. Read by Alex Waldmann.
Ivan Turgenev’s masterpiece “First Love” tells the story of a young man who, over the course of one enchanted summer, falls hopelessly in love with his beautiful neighbour, only to find himself desperately entangled in illicit passion and betrayal.
Mad with jealousy, Vladimir lurks in the garden, in an attempt to ambush Zinaïda’s lover.
Read by Alex Waldmann
Abridged and produced by Robin Brooks
Last on
Thu 21 May 202012:06
BBC Radio 4
Broadcast
- Thu 21 May 202012:06BBC Radio 4
