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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 a vis the people.
At a more submerged level of the tale, the heroine's 'narrative' has until recently tended to be overlooked.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:184 pages, black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/01/1998
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- ISBN:9781853992957
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Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:184 pages, black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:01/01/1998
- Category:
- ISBN:9781853992957
