Eugene Onegin

Summary

Bored aristocrat Eugene Onegin rejects the earnest love of young Tatyana Larina, only to fall for her himself years later when she has married someone else. Pushkin tells the story in a rapid, musical verse form of his own invention, mixing romance with sharp commentary on Russian society and literary fashion. The novel's disillusioned hero became the template for the restless, alienated figure later Russian writers would call the superfluous man.