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Turgenev

By Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich

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Turgenev

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Turgenev's povest' (or novella) Asya, of 1858, has a Rhineland setting. Asya, the illegitimate daughter of a Russian landowner, is travelling abroad with her half-brother. The narrator falls in love with her, but cannot bring himself to propose marriage until it is too late. Asya has gone. The narrative stance here struck by Turgenev - one of remorseful recollection - renders Asya one of his most poignant tales. It immediately occasioned a lively debate among contemporary Russian critics: over 'weak' as against 'positive' heroes, and the position of the intellectual vis à vis the people. At a more submerged level of the tale, the heroine's 'narrative' has until recently tended to be overlooked.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
184
Release Date:
1992-07-01
Publication Date:
2013-04-01
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
185399295X
ISBN13:
9781853992957
Weight:
276 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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