[Otcy i Deti]
Year:
1862
Type:
Public:
Year of publication:
2016
Pages:
180
Moral assessment:
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.
Literary quality:
Recommendable:
Transmits values:
Sexual content:
Violent content:
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Ideas that contradict Church teaching:
The rating of the different categories comes from the opinion of Delibris' collaborators
The novel is located in rural Russia on the 19th century, and is centered on the theme of intergenerational conflicts. Two scholars return from the university at Saint Petersburg to the countryside to visit their parents. They are fascinated by the latest theories and doctrines (nihilism, anarchy), and they clash with the peacefull habits of their parents. But besides this, love softens their differences, and brings them toghether. Moreover, the book describes where anarchy leads to: the denial of human nature, and self-destruction. Although it was written many years agoit reads well and remains valuable tho a modern audience.