"Mumu" is a psychological story by Ivan Turgenev about a deaf-mute janitor Gerasim, who, due to the whim of his mistress, was forced to separate from his beloved and drown his only one friend - a dog. The author sympathizes with the simple and kind Gerasim, and portrays his mistress as tough, cynical and capricious.
The author also penned other famous works, such as "Asya", "Fathers and Sons", "...