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Ivan Turgenev
1862
Novel
Drama
Fathers and Sons is told by a third-person, omniscient narrator who occasionally steps outside the story to converse with the reader and introduce characters or events.
Fathers and Sons is narrated in the past tense with some exceptions.
The title Fathers and Sons references the strong bond shared between fathers and sons, particularly unconditional love despite generational divides.
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