About this audiobook
Weary of fashionable society in Saint Petersburg, Eugene Onegin retreats to the countryside, where he meets the enthusiastic young poet Vladimir Lensky and the thoughtful Tatyana Larina. Tatyana's sincere feelings offer the possibility of a different life, but Onegin responds with the detachment that has come to shape his relationships. Friendship and love become entangled with wounded pride and social expectations.
Alexander Pushkin tells this story as a novel in verse, allowing the narrator to move freely between the characters' experiences and reflections on everyday life. Scenes of rural existence and urban society sit alongside observations about reading, fashion and the passing of youth. Irony and sympathy continually change the reader's view of the people at the centre of the story.
The work explores missed opportunities, selfishness and the difficulty of recognising another person's feelings in time. It will appeal to readers who enjoy poetry with a strong narrative thread and psychologically complex stories about love, choice and regret.
