Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin

The novel revolves around the titular character Eugene Onegin, a young nobleman who rejects the love of his childhood friend Tatiana and instead pursues a series of fleeting relationships with various women. Tatiana, heartbroken by Onegin's rejection, marries an older man, Prince Gremin. Years later, Onegin returns to find Tatiana married and now a respected member of society. He is struck by her dignity and maturity, but it is too late for him to make amends. Meanwhile, Onegin becomes involved with Olga Larina, Tatiana's younger sister, who is in love with Lensky, a poet and friend of Onegin's. When Lensky discovers Onegin's affair with his sister, he challenges him to a duel, which ends in Lensky's death. Onegin flees the country, but eventually returns to Russia where he meets Tatiana again. He realizes too late that he has lost his chance at happiness and is now alone, regretful of his past mistakes.

By Alexander Pushkin · First published 1825 · Genre: Romanticism, Novel in Verse, Tragedy · 60 chapters

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