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Title: Asja
Note: Reading ease score: 42.3 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Asja" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a protagonist navigating a landscape of youthful exploration, love, and emotional complexity, particularly focusing on characters such as Asja and Gagin, whose relationships and personal struggles drive the narrative. The opening of the book introduces us to the narrator, a 25-year-old man in search of adventure and human connection while traveling in a small German town by the Rhine. As he wanders through this quaint town, he reflects on his carefree life, drawn more to people than to the historical or natural sights that surround him. Soon, he encounters a young widow who captivates him but ultimately leads to a moment of melancholy as she chooses another suitor. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of human relationships, as he finds himself intrigued by two Russian characters: Gagin, a fellow traveler, and his enigmatic sister Asja. Their initial interactions hint at both attraction and complexity, foreshadowing the tangled emotional threads that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883
EBook No.: 32526
Published: May 25, 2010
Downloads: 63
Language: Finnish
Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Subject: Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish
Subject: Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 -- Translations into Finnish
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Asja
Note: Reading ease score: 42.3 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Tapio Riikonen
Summary: "Asja" by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a protagonist navigating a landscape of youthful exploration, love, and emotional complexity, particularly focusing on characters such as Asja and Gagin, whose relationships and personal struggles drive the narrative. The opening of the book introduces us to the narrator, a 25-year-old man in search of adventure and human connection while traveling in a small German town by the Rhine. As he wanders through this quaint town, he reflects on his carefree life, drawn more to people than to the historical or natural sights that surround him. Soon, he encounters a young widow who captivates him but ultimately leads to a moment of melancholy as she chooses another suitor. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of human relationships, as he finds himself intrigued by two Russian characters: Gagin, a fellow traveler, and his enigmatic sister Asja. Their initial interactions hint at both attraction and complexity, foreshadowing the tangled emotional threads that will unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883
EBook No.: 32526
Published: May 25, 2010
Downloads: 63
Language: Finnish
Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Subject: Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish
Subject: Turgenev, Ivan Sergeevich, 1818-1883 -- Translations into Finnish
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.