# The Torrents of Spring

By Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev.

"The Torrents of Spring" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novella written between 1870 and 1871. This highly autobiographical work follows young Russian landowner Dimitry Sanin, who experiences his first overwhelming love while visiting Frankfurt. When a beautiful Italian woman named Gemma seeks his help with her fainting brother, Sanin's life takes an unexpected turn. Though Gemma is engaged to another man, powerful emotions begin to surface. The story explores passionate love, fateful choices, and memories that haunt across decades. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Constance Garnett
- Subjects: First loves -- Fiction; Man-woman relationships -- Fiction; Russian fiction -- Translations into English

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## Audiobooks of it

- [First Love](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/3067) by Ivan Turgenev (3 h 3 min, English)
- [Torrents of Spring](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/10421) by Ivan Turgenev (6 h 9 min, English)

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