Asya (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Ivan Turgenev
- First Published: 1858
- Type of Work: Novella
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The mid-nineteenth century
- Setting: A small town on the Rhine in Germany
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Class conflict, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Brothers and sisters, Emotions, Germany or German people
- Locales: Germany
Characters Discussed
N. N., a middle-aged Russian country landowner who narrates the story of his unhappy love affair many years earlier. In his story, he is twenty-five years old, financially secure, and without responsibility. He travels throughout Europe anxious to experience life. He finds himself more fascinated by faces than by places. Although he possesses all the skills to move gracefully through society, he nevertheless is awkward around women; he has difficulty asserting his affection for them and is easily hurt by coquetry or rejection. A sensitive, self-conscious...
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