{"product_id":"turgenev-asya-9781853992957","title":"Turgenev: Asya","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ivan Turgenev\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Russian \u0026amp; Soviet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45088074170519,"sku":"9781853992957","price":3067.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781853992957.webp?v=1767267141","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/turgenev-asya-9781853992957","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}