{"product_id":"9781853992957","title":"Turgenev: Asya","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTurgenev: Asya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Ivan Turgenev\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurgenev's\u003ci\u003e povest'\u003c\/i\u003e (or novella) \u003ci\u003eAsya\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781853992957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bristol Classical Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40619758551246,"sku":"9781853992957","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781853992957","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}