King Lear of the Steppes by Ivan Turgenev

A loose and decidely Russian adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear, set in the countryside, the story concerns the disrespectful treatment the protagonist, Kharlov, receives from his ungrateful daughters and the revenge he eventually wreaks upon them.

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Rudin and a King Lear of the Steppes Hardcover 10797045 $32.95 $42.04 2007
Rudin: A Romance: A King Lear of the Steppes. Phantoms, and Other Stories Paperback 13121796 $35.99 2012
Rudin and a King Lear of the Steppes Paperback 4338577 $2.49 $4.00 2007
The Novels and Stories of Iván Turgénieff: Rúdin: A Romance. a King Lear of the Steppes Paperback 20289460 $33.75 2010
King Lear of the Steppes Paperback 4350329 $12.00 $13.28 2018
The Works of Iván Turgénieff: Rudin, a Romance; A King Lear of the Steppes; Phantoms, and Other Stories (Classic Reprint) Paperback 8131134 $20.97 $55.61 2017