1852年秋天,屠格涅夫在打猎时无意间捡到一本皱巴巴的《现代人》杂志。他随手翻了几页,竟被一篇题为《童年》的小说所吸引。作者是一个初出茅庐的无名小辈,但屠格涅夫却十分欣赏,钟爱有加。屠格涅夫四处打听作者的住处,最后得知作者是由其姑母一手抚养长大的年轻人。屠格涅夫几经周折,找到了作者的姑母,表达他对作者的欣赏与肯定。姑母很快就写信告诉自己的侄儿:“你的第一篇小说在 In the autumn of 1852, Turgenev accidentally picked up a crumpled Modern magazine while hunting. He readily turned a few pages, was actually a novel entitled ”childhood“ attracted by the novel. The author is a fledgling anonymous Junior, but Turgenev is very much appreciated, beloved. Turgenev asked around the author’s dwelling and finally learned that the author was a young man raised by his aunt. Turgenev after many setbacks, found the author’s aunt, expressed his appreciation and affirmation of the author. My aunt soon wrote a letter to my nephew: ”Your first novel is