Movie · 1977
Is Lone Wolf based on a book?
Quick answer
Yes. Lone Wolf is based on the book Loner by Ivan Turgenev (1848).
Loner is book 12 of the A Sportsman's Sketches series.
The movie was released in 1977.
The book behind Lone Wolf
Loner
by Ivan Turgenev · first published 1848 · genre art
Short story from "A Sportsman's Sketches" by Ivan Turgenev.
A Sportsman's Sketches: books in order
- Khor and Kalinych (1847)
- Yermolay and the Miller's Wife (1847)
- The raspberry water (1848)
- The District Doctor (1848)
- My neighbor Radilov (1847)
- Farmer Ovsyanikov (1847)
- Lgov (1847)
- Bezhin Lea (1851)
- Kasyan from the Beautiful Lands (1851)
- Bailiff (1847)
- The Office (1847)
- Loner (1848)
- Dos Terratenientes (1852)
- Lebedyan (1848)
- Tatiana Borisovna and nephew (1848)
- How Russians Meet Death (1848)
- Singers (1850)
- Peter Petrovich Karatayev (1847)
- The appointment
- The Hamlet of Shchigry District (1849)
- Chertopkhanov and Nedopyuskin (1849)
- The End Tchertopkhanov (1872)
- Living relic (1874)
- The Clatter of Wheels (1874)
- Forest and steppe (1849)
Common questions
Is Lone Wolf based on a book?
Yes. Lone Wolf is based on the book Loner by Ivan Turgenev (1848).
Who wrote the book Lone Wolf is based on?
Loner was written by Ivan Turgenev and first published in 1848.
Is Loner part of a series?
Yes, it is book 12 in the A Sportsman's Sketches series (3 books listed below in reading order).
Should I read the book before watching?
Start with Khor and Kalinych, book 1 of Loner. If you like knowing the full story and characters first, read it before you watch. Adaptations often change or cut plotlines, so the book is a different experience even if you've seen the movie.
More screen adaptations of Ivan Turgenev's books
- Bezhin Meadow (film, 1937)
- First Love (film, 1970)
- A Nest of Gentry (film, 1969)
- Mumu (film, 1959)
- Fathers and Sons (film, 1959)
- Asya (film, 1978)