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Ivan Turgenev
1,672听books2,595听followersIvan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Cyrillic: 袠胁邪薪 小械褉谐械械胁懈褔 孝褍褉谐械薪械胁) was a novelist, poet, and dramatist, and now ranks as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. His major works include the short-story collection A Sportsman鈥檚 Sketches (1852) and the novels Rudin (1856), Home of the Gentry (1859), On the Eve (1860), and Fathers and Sons (1862).
These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.
These works offer realistic, affectionate portrayals of the Russian peasantry and penetrating studies of the Russian intelligentsia who were attempting to move the country into a new age. His masterpiece, Fathers and Sons, is considered one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.
Turgenev was a contemporary with Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy. While these wrote about church and religion, Turgenev was more concerned with the movement toward social reform in Russia.
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February 24, 2018
The Peach Blossom Spring is a Chinese tale written by Tao Yuanming (c. 365鈥�427). It tells the story of a fisherman who, by chance, discovers a beautiful place where its community and the natural surroundings were in perfect harmony. Dynasties, people, politics, fashion - everything outside their haven of peace and plenty was unbeknownst to them. The fisherman was received and treated with great cordiality and after several days of idyllic landscapes and hospitality, the man left not without marking the route with signs. He tried to return but never found it again. This story is the inspiration for Wei鈥檚 poem.
There is no such thing as a utopia, but even something remotely beneficial is hard to find. One of the many ironies of life is that, when we find it, we are usually oblivious to its existence until we lose it.
We are prone to clich茅s.
That鈥檚 the rule. To imagine it, to see it, to finally grasp it. And to let it go, unaware of the transient nature of things and people. To contemplate the distance between the bodies, the unspoken words, the constant glances. There, where the soothing Rhine, whitened by the moonlight, became the path to confusion, intense happiness and immeasurable loss. Turgenev told his story using a most delectable language, the kind that is often inspired by a bittersweet reminiscence.
The sound of a soft, carefree laugh which could melt glaciers. The eyes to which everything is saying goodbye. A withered geranium flower given as a gift amidst laughs. The only permanent thing he owns is the memory of its faint fragrance, which finally outlived him: N. N., who spent unforgettable days in the small German town of Z鈥撯€� on the left bank of the Rhine, when he was about 25. The unwary writer who thought he could buy time, control circumstances, trick fortune. The one who would later travel the world to find that fragrance again, just to see his enthusiasm wane at the thought of defeat. The one whose love had burst alight with irresistible force only a few moments later, when there was nothing to be done.
Loss is everywhere and regret, a faithful companion.
A similar issue is addressed in one of the books I鈥檝e read recently which left a deep impression on me. Using the kind of gorgeous language whose lucidity stirs the heart, discusses the nature of delay: the art of vacillation, the tendency to procrastinate. I鈥檓 one of its victims trying to recover, so this monk鈥檚 words kept reverberating through my head: ...always intending to make more effort later. And if such are your days, how much less aware must you be of the passing moment鈥檚 indolence. Why should it be so difficult to carry something out right now when you think of it, to seize the instant? To seize the instant. To seize the instant that will never repeat itself. The simplicity of the statement is overwhelming. Taking into account the natural awareness of human finitude, why should it be so difficult to鈥�?
Loss is everywhere and time never calls a truce. It鈥檚 inevitable. Alone, in a little room, you find a tiny piece of paper with a few words written in pencil: ...if you鈥檇 said one word to me, just one word, I鈥檇 have stayed. You didn鈥檛 say it.
Turgenev knew it well. So do we. Countless examples with solutions and complete desolation.
The keys you lost because of your general absent-mindedness. The job opportunity that slipped out of your hands due to perpetual doubts. The potentially entertaining conversation with a stranger that never started thanks to your shyness, even your mistrust. The quarrel you couldn鈥檛 avoid because of your senseless and oppressive silence, or a shameless lie that never knew guilt; a mixture of both and the following distance that preserves 鈥榙ignity鈥�. The possibility of a little happiness you didn鈥檛 pursuit because of fear. Or the arrogant thought that the unique was going to appear in your life a thousand times.
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September 13, 2021
A Perpetual Adjournment
'Gagin and Mr. N.', illustration by Xenia Alexandrovna Klementeva for Turgeniev's short story, 1939
One the one hand, this book offers exquisite descriptions of the surrounding countryside, of the crooked streets and quaint buildings of Leubsdorf-am-Rhein, banks of the Rhine and nature in general, in a pleasant Romantic fashion (possibly slightly amused or detached from this fashion, at that). You are also offered a thorough, convincing psychological study of the namesake character Asya, who looks like a sort of oddball, all the more so when compared to the main male characters of this short story, N. and her brother, driving you to read more to find out about her latest quirks.
On the other hand, it is severely lacking in the verisimilitude departement: N.'s unaccountable behaviour when confronted with Asya's own puzzling decisions creates the optimal conditions for a deeply tragic misunderstanding, but, let's face it: when all the tragedy originates from the silliness evinced by the hero/narrator and a conveniently awkward conversation with Asya's brother, well the fateful element is altogether hardly convincing.
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Finally, I can't help sharing a couple of emblematic descriptions of the Rhineland landscapes near Sinzig (Z.) and Leubsdorf (L.):
'携 谢褞斜懈谢 斜褉芯写懈褌褜 褌芯谐写邪 锌芯 谐芯褉芯写褍; 谢褍薪邪 泻邪蟹邪谢芯褋褜, 锌褉懈褋褌邪谢褜薪芯 谐谢褟写械谢邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯 褋 褔懈褋褌芯谐芯 薪械斜邪; 懈 谐芯褉芯写 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯胁邪谢 褝褌芯褌 胁蟹谐谢褟写 懈 褋褌芯褟谢 褔褍褌泻芯 懈 屑懈褉薪芯, 胁械褋褜 芯斜谢懈褌褘泄 械械 褋胁械褌芯屑, 褝褌懈屑 斜械蟹屑褟褌械卸薪褘屑 懈 胁 褌芯 卸械 胁褉械屑褟 褌懈褏芯 写褍褕褍 胁芯谢薪褍褞褖懈屑 褋胁械褌芯屑. 袩械褌褍褏 薪邪 胁褘褋芯泻芯泄 谐芯褌懈褔械褋泻芯泄 泻芯谢芯泻芯谢褜薪械 斜谢械褋褌械谢 斜谢械写薪褘屑 蟹芯谢芯褌芯屑; 褌邪泻懈屑 卸械 蟹芯谢芯褌芯屑 锌械褉械谢懈胁邪谢懈褋褜 褋褌褉褍泄泻懈 锌芯 褔械褉薪芯屑褍 谐谢褟薪褑褍 褉械褔泻懈 [...]'
'袙械褔械褉薪懈械 褌械薪懈 褍卸械 褉邪蟹谢懈胁邪谢懈褋褜 胁 胁芯蟹写褍褏械, 懈 褍蟹泻邪褟 锌芯谢芯褋邪 薪械斜邪, 薪邪写 褌械屑薪芯泄 褍谢懈褑械泄, 邪谢械谢邪 芯褌斜谢械褋泻芯屑 蟹邪褉懈. 携 褋谢邪斜芯 褋褌褍泻薪褍谢 胁 写胁械褉褜; 芯薪邪 褌芯褌褔邪褋 芯褌胁芯褉懈谢邪褋褜. 携 锌械褉械褋褌褍锌懈谢 锌芯褉芯谐 懈 芯褔褍褌懈谢褋褟 胁 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪芯泄 褌械屑薪芯褌械.'
'Asya', illustration by Xenia Alexandrovna Klementeva for Turgeniev's short story 1939
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Also see :
(Smerdiakov)
Phonograph:
馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣
Faux-fuyants :
'Gaguine et M. N.', illustration de Xenia Alexandrovna Klementeva pour la nouvelle de Tourgu茅niev, 1939
Autant les descriptions minutieuses et exquises de la nature rh茅nane environnante, leur ancrage r茅solument romantique m'ont enthousiasm茅, et pour creus茅 que soit le caract猫re, la personnalit茅, le personnage entier d'Assia , autant je trouve que, vraiment, cette histoire p猫che terriblement sur la question de la vraisemblance... Le comportement de N. est tout 脿 fait inou茂. Tout 莽a donne lieu 脿 de belles pages, d'un tragique 脿 fr茅mir, indiscutablement. Mais quand tout le tragique provient de la nigauderie du h茅ros-narrateur... Comment dire, le caract猫re fatidique de l'histoire en p芒tit.
Non, vraiment, N est bien piteux. Je donne en annexe quelques passages pour 茅clairer la chose, 脿 l'adresse de ceux que 莽a peut int茅resser de se faire spoiler ou bien qui l'ont d茅j脿 lu :
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Je ne r茅siste pas au plaisir de mettre 脿 l'honneur quelques descriptions des paysages environnant Sinzig (Z.) and Leubsdorf (L.) :
'携 谢褞斜懈谢 斜褉芯写懈褌褜 褌芯谐写邪 锌芯 谐芯褉芯写褍; 谢褍薪邪 泻邪蟹邪谢芯褋褜, 锌褉懈褋褌邪谢褜薪芯 谐谢褟写械谢邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯 褋 褔懈褋褌芯谐芯 薪械斜邪; 懈 谐芯褉芯写 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯胁邪谢 褝褌芯褌 胁蟹谐谢褟写 懈 褋褌芯褟谢 褔褍褌泻芯 懈 屑懈褉薪芯, 胁械褋褜 芯斜谢懈褌褘泄 械械 褋胁械褌芯屑, 褝褌懈屑 斜械蟹屑褟褌械卸薪褘屑 懈 胁 褌芯 卸械 胁褉械屑褟 褌懈褏芯 写褍褕褍 胁芯谢薪褍褞褖懈屑 褋胁械褌芯屑. 袩械褌褍褏 薪邪 胁褘褋芯泻芯泄 谐芯褌懈褔械褋泻芯泄 泻芯谢芯泻芯谢褜薪械 斜谢械褋褌械谢 斜谢械写薪褘屑 蟹芯谢芯褌芯屑; 褌邪泻懈屑 卸械 蟹芯谢芯褌芯屑 锌械褉械谢懈胁邪谢懈褋褜 褋褌褉褍泄泻懈 锌芯 褔械褉薪芯屑褍 谐谢褟薪褑褍 褉械褔泻懈 [...]'
'袙械褔械褉薪懈械 褌械薪懈 褍卸械 褉邪蟹谢懈胁邪谢懈褋褜 胁 胁芯蟹写褍褏械, 懈 褍蟹泻邪褟 锌芯谢芯褋邪 薪械斜邪, 薪邪写 褌械屑薪芯泄 褍谢懈褑械泄, 邪谢械谢邪 芯褌斜谢械褋泻芯屑 蟹邪褉懈. 携 褋谢邪斜芯 褋褌褍泻薪褍谢 胁 写胁械褉褜; 芯薪邪 褌芯褌褔邪褋 芯褌胁芯褉懈谢邪褋褜. 携 锌械褉械褋褌褍锌懈谢 锌芯褉芯谐 懈 芯褔褍褌懈谢褋褟 胁 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪芯泄 褌械屑薪芯褌械.'
'Assia', Illustration de Xenia Alexandrovna Klementeva pour la nouvelle de Tourgu茅niev, 1939
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Lectures voisines :
(Smerdiakov)
Phonographe:
'Gagin and Mr. N.', illustration by Xenia Alexandrovna Klementeva for Turgeniev's short story, 1939
One the one hand, this book offers exquisite descriptions of the surrounding countryside, of the crooked streets and quaint buildings of Leubsdorf-am-Rhein, banks of the Rhine and nature in general, in a pleasant Romantic fashion (possibly slightly amused or detached from this fashion, at that). You are also offered a thorough, convincing psychological study of the namesake character Asya, who looks like a sort of oddball, all the more so when compared to the main male characters of this short story, N. and her brother, driving you to read more to find out about her latest quirks.
On the other hand, it is severely lacking in the verisimilitude departement: N.'s unaccountable behaviour when confronted with Asya's own puzzling decisions creates the optimal conditions for a deeply tragic misunderstanding, but, let's face it: when all the tragedy originates from the silliness evinced by the hero/narrator and a conveniently awkward conversation with Asya's brother, well the fateful element is altogether hardly convincing.
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Finally, I can't help sharing a couple of emblematic descriptions of the Rhineland landscapes near Sinzig (Z.) and Leubsdorf (L.):
'携 谢褞斜懈谢 斜褉芯写懈褌褜 褌芯谐写邪 锌芯 谐芯褉芯写褍; 谢褍薪邪 泻邪蟹邪谢芯褋褜, 锌褉懈褋褌邪谢褜薪芯 谐谢褟写械谢邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯 褋 褔懈褋褌芯谐芯 薪械斜邪; 懈 谐芯褉芯写 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯胁邪谢 褝褌芯褌 胁蟹谐谢褟写 懈 褋褌芯褟谢 褔褍褌泻芯 懈 屑懈褉薪芯, 胁械褋褜 芯斜谢懈褌褘泄 械械 褋胁械褌芯屑, 褝褌懈屑 斜械蟹屑褟褌械卸薪褘屑 懈 胁 褌芯 卸械 胁褉械屑褟 褌懈褏芯 写褍褕褍 胁芯谢薪褍褞褖懈屑 褋胁械褌芯屑. 袩械褌褍褏 薪邪 胁褘褋芯泻芯泄 谐芯褌懈褔械褋泻芯泄 泻芯谢芯泻芯谢褜薪械 斜谢械褋褌械谢 斜谢械写薪褘屑 蟹芯谢芯褌芯屑; 褌邪泻懈屑 卸械 蟹芯谢芯褌芯屑 锌械褉械谢懈胁邪谢懈褋褜 褋褌褉褍泄泻懈 锌芯 褔械褉薪芯屑褍 谐谢褟薪褑褍 褉械褔泻懈 [...]'
'袙械褔械褉薪懈械 褌械薪懈 褍卸械 褉邪蟹谢懈胁邪谢懈褋褜 胁 胁芯蟹写褍褏械, 懈 褍蟹泻邪褟 锌芯谢芯褋邪 薪械斜邪, 薪邪写 褌械屑薪芯泄 褍谢懈褑械泄, 邪谢械谢邪 芯褌斜谢械褋泻芯屑 蟹邪褉懈. 携 褋谢邪斜芯 褋褌褍泻薪褍谢 胁 写胁械褉褜; 芯薪邪 褌芯褌褔邪褋 芯褌胁芯褉懈谢邪褋褜. 携 锌械褉械褋褌褍锌懈谢 锌芯褉芯谐 懈 芯褔褍褌懈谢褋褟 胁 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪芯泄 褌械屑薪芯褌械.'
'Asya', illustration by Xenia Alexandrovna Klementeva for Turgeniev's short story 1939
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Also see :
(Smerdiakov)
Phonograph:
馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣馃尦馃尣
Faux-fuyants :
'Gaguine et M. N.', illustration de Xenia Alexandrovna Klementeva pour la nouvelle de Tourgu茅niev, 1939
Autant les descriptions minutieuses et exquises de la nature rh茅nane environnante, leur ancrage r茅solument romantique m'ont enthousiasm茅, et pour creus茅 que soit le caract猫re, la personnalit茅, le personnage entier d'Assia , autant je trouve que, vraiment, cette histoire p猫che terriblement sur la question de la vraisemblance... Le comportement de N. est tout 脿 fait inou茂. Tout 莽a donne lieu 脿 de belles pages, d'un tragique 脿 fr茅mir, indiscutablement. Mais quand tout le tragique provient de la nigauderie du h茅ros-narrateur... Comment dire, le caract猫re fatidique de l'histoire en p芒tit.
Non, vraiment, N est bien piteux. Je donne en annexe quelques passages pour 茅clairer la chose, 脿 l'adresse de ceux que 莽a peut int茅resser de se faire spoiler ou bien qui l'ont d茅j脿 lu :
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Je ne r茅siste pas au plaisir de mettre 脿 l'honneur quelques descriptions des paysages environnant Sinzig (Z.) and Leubsdorf (L.) :
'携 谢褞斜懈谢 斜褉芯写懈褌褜 褌芯谐写邪 锌芯 谐芯褉芯写褍; 谢褍薪邪 泻邪蟹邪谢芯褋褜, 锌褉懈褋褌邪谢褜薪芯 谐谢褟写械谢邪 薪邪 薪械谐芯 褋 褔懈褋褌芯谐芯 薪械斜邪; 懈 谐芯褉芯写 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯胁邪谢 褝褌芯褌 胁蟹谐谢褟写 懈 褋褌芯褟谢 褔褍褌泻芯 懈 屑懈褉薪芯, 胁械褋褜 芯斜谢懈褌褘泄 械械 褋胁械褌芯屑, 褝褌懈屑 斜械蟹屑褟褌械卸薪褘屑 懈 胁 褌芯 卸械 胁褉械屑褟 褌懈褏芯 写褍褕褍 胁芯谢薪褍褞褖懈屑 褋胁械褌芯屑. 袩械褌褍褏 薪邪 胁褘褋芯泻芯泄 谐芯褌懈褔械褋泻芯泄 泻芯谢芯泻芯谢褜薪械 斜谢械褋褌械谢 斜谢械写薪褘屑 蟹芯谢芯褌芯屑; 褌邪泻懈屑 卸械 蟹芯谢芯褌芯屑 锌械褉械谢懈胁邪谢懈褋褜 褋褌褉褍泄泻懈 锌芯 褔械褉薪芯屑褍 谐谢褟薪褑褍 褉械褔泻懈 [...]'
'袙械褔械褉薪懈械 褌械薪懈 褍卸械 褉邪蟹谢懈胁邪谢懈褋褜 胁 胁芯蟹写褍褏械, 懈 褍蟹泻邪褟 锌芯谢芯褋邪 薪械斜邪, 薪邪写 褌械屑薪芯泄 褍谢懈褑械泄, 邪谢械谢邪 芯褌斜谢械褋泻芯屑 蟹邪褉懈. 携 褋谢邪斜芯 褋褌褍泻薪褍谢 胁 写胁械褉褜; 芯薪邪 褌芯褌褔邪褋 芯褌胁芯褉懈谢邪褋褜. 携 锌械褉械褋褌褍锌懈谢 锌芯褉芯谐 懈 芯褔褍褌懈谢褋褟 胁 褋芯胁械褉褕械薪薪芯泄 褌械屑薪芯褌械.'
'Assia', Illustration de Xenia Alexandrovna Klementeva pour la nouvelle de Tourgu茅niev, 1939
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Lectures voisines :
(Smerdiakov)
Phonographe:
May 4, 2024
3.5 鈽�
Now that is THE Turgenev that I craved and waited to find while reading "Rudin" (another work by Turgenev that I read prior to this one)...
Anyway-
The work of Turgenev that I'm talking about now, "Asya", is such a moving and tragic story about love!!
And, oh, what would literature be without those yearnings, tragedies and dramatic turns of events? It would most likely be mundane, monotone and not as relatable/relevant for past, current and future generations, since life is a constant balancing out of positive and negative aspects and occurrences for every individual and society under whatever general ideology! Life is never a constant, it's more of a bumpy road, as they say.
"校 褋褔邪褋褌褜褟 薪械褌 蟹邪胁褌褉邪褕薪械谐芯 写薪褟; 褍 薪械谐芯 薪械褌 懈 胁褔械褉邪褕薪械谐芯; 芯薪芯 薪械 锌芯屑薪懈褌 锌褉芯褕械写褕械谐芯, 薪械 写褍屑邪械褌 芯 斜褍写褍褖械屑; 褍 薪械谐芯 械褋褌褜 薪邪褋褌芯褟褖械械 - 懈 褌芯 薪械 写械薪褜, 邪 屑谐薪芯胁械薪褜械."
The prose is truly exquisite and, as one could say, flows like a river.
Very smoothly readable and the atmosphere is described in such a manner that you feel as if you're part of that world of the characters!!
Moral of the story: Don't postpone doing things that your gut tells you are important for your peace of mind and harmony inside you (heart and soul), since it could one day suddenly be too late to act upon your intentions... Which will cause you great sufferings for the rest of your life due to the unfortunately and stupidly missed opportunity.
If you want to read a book with a similar vibe and plot line, I can definitely recommend you "The Precipice" by Goncharov!
Now that is THE Turgenev that I craved and waited to find while reading "Rudin" (another work by Turgenev that I read prior to this one)...
Anyway-
The work of Turgenev that I'm talking about now, "Asya", is such a moving and tragic story about love!!
And, oh, what would literature be without those yearnings, tragedies and dramatic turns of events? It would most likely be mundane, monotone and not as relatable/relevant for past, current and future generations, since life is a constant balancing out of positive and negative aspects and occurrences for every individual and society under whatever general ideology! Life is never a constant, it's more of a bumpy road, as they say.
"校 褋褔邪褋褌褜褟 薪械褌 蟹邪胁褌褉邪褕薪械谐芯 写薪褟; 褍 薪械谐芯 薪械褌 懈 胁褔械褉邪褕薪械谐芯; 芯薪芯 薪械 锌芯屑薪懈褌 锌褉芯褕械写褕械谐芯, 薪械 写褍屑邪械褌 芯 斜褍写褍褖械屑; 褍 薪械谐芯 械褋褌褜 薪邪褋褌芯褟褖械械 - 懈 褌芯 薪械 写械薪褜, 邪 屑谐薪芯胁械薪褜械."
The prose is truly exquisite and, as one could say, flows like a river.
Very smoothly readable and the atmosphere is described in such a manner that you feel as if you're part of that world of the characters!!
Moral of the story: Don't postpone doing things that your gut tells you are important for your peace of mind and harmony inside you (heart and soul), since it could one day suddenly be too late to act upon your intentions... Which will cause you great sufferings for the rest of your life due to the unfortunately and stupidly missed opportunity.
If you want to read a book with a similar vibe and plot line, I can definitely recommend you "The Precipice" by Goncharov!
December 19, 2020
3,75*
螆谓伪 未喂萎纬畏渭伪 渭蔚 蟿畏 蟽蟿蠈蠁伪 蟿蠅谓 蟺伪位喂蠋谓 魏位伪蟽喂魏蠋谓 蠈蟺慰蠀 蠈位伪 位苇纬慰谓蟿伪喂 蟽蠉谓蟿慰渭伪 魏伪喂 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪蟿畏蟻慰蠉谓 渭喂伪 蔚谓苇蟻纬蔚喂伪 渭苇蠂蟻喂 蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼. 螠喂伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 纬喂伪 蟿慰 伪蟿蔚位苇蟽蠁慰蟻慰, 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 慰位慰魏位畏蟻蠋胃畏魏蔚 蟺慰蟿苇, 蟿慰谓 苇蟻蠅蟿伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚委未伪渭蔚, 渭蠀蟻委蟽伪渭蔚, 伪位位维 未蔚 纬蔚蠀蟿萎魏伪渭蔚 蟺慰蟿苇 蠈蟿伪谓 苇蟺蟻蔚蟺蔚 魏喂 苇蟿蟽喂 渭苇谓慰蠀渭蔚 渭蔚蟿苇蠅蟻慰喂 蟺维谓蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 伪谓伪胃蠀渭喂维蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿畏蟼 伪谓维渭谓畏蟽畏蟼, 蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 魏慰蠀尾伪位维渭蔚 蟽伪谓 渭喂伪 渭喂魏蟻萎 蟺位畏纬萎, 蟺慰蠀 胃伪 伪谓伪尾位蠉味蔚喂 蟺慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟺慰蠉 蟿慰谓 蟺蠈谓慰 蟿畏蟼 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿畏 蟽蠉谓蟿慰渭畏 味蠅萎 渭伪蟼, 魏伪喂 委蟽蠅蟼 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 伪蟺蠈 伪蠀蟿萎谓.
螆谓伪 未喂萎纬畏渭伪 渭蔚 蟿畏 蟽蟿蠈蠁伪 蟿蠅谓 蟺伪位喂蠋谓 魏位伪蟽喂魏蠋谓 蠈蟺慰蠀 蠈位伪 位苇纬慰谓蟿伪喂 蟽蠉谓蟿慰渭伪 魏伪喂 蟺慰蠀 未喂伪蟿畏蟻慰蠉谓 渭喂伪 蔚谓苇蟻纬蔚喂伪 渭苇蠂蟻喂 蟿慰 蟿苇位慰蟼. 螠喂伪 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 纬喂伪 蟿慰 伪蟿蔚位苇蟽蠁慰蟻慰, 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 未蔚谓 慰位慰魏位畏蟻蠋胃畏魏蔚 蟺慰蟿苇, 蟿慰谓 苇蟻蠅蟿伪 蟺慰蠀 蔚委未伪渭蔚, 渭蠀蟻委蟽伪渭蔚, 伪位位维 未蔚 纬蔚蠀蟿萎魏伪渭蔚 蟺慰蟿苇 蠈蟿伪谓 苇蟺蟻蔚蟺蔚 魏喂 苇蟿蟽喂 渭苇谓慰蠀渭蔚 渭蔚蟿苇蠅蟻慰喂 蟺维谓蠅 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 伪谓伪胃蠀渭喂维蟽蔚喂蟼 蟿畏蟼 伪谓维渭谓畏蟽畏蟼, 蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 魏慰蠀尾伪位维渭蔚 蟽伪谓 渭喂伪 渭喂魏蟻萎 蟺位畏纬萎, 蟺慰蠀 胃伪 伪谓伪尾位蠉味蔚喂 蟺慰蠉 魏伪喂 蟺慰蠉 蟿慰谓 蟺蠈谓慰 蟿畏蟼 渭苇蟽伪 蟽蟿畏 蟽蠉谓蟿慰渭畏 味蠅萎 渭伪蟼, 魏伪喂 委蟽蠅蟼 魏伪喂 渭蔚蟿维 伪蟺蠈 伪蠀蟿萎谓.
April 5, 2018
Asya is a story about love. Would it surprise you if I added that it is a story about a traffic love? Probably not, for what is more suitable to be called literature than a well told tale of a tragic love. I would describe Asya as one of the best novellas that I have ever read. The writing is simply superb. Turgenev鈥檚 prose flows effortlessly. As always, Turgenev writes beautifully. The plot and the pace of the story are both impeccable. With the way the story is told, it鈥檚 impossible not to be moved by it, unless one has a start made of stone. That is how it seemed to me anyhow, for I remember being extremely touched while reading it.
The story opens with an unnamed narrator (N.N), a mature Russian man who thinks about his youth. After this brief introduction, we are transported to N.N鈥檚 past, to the time when he was a young man, staying abroad, recovering from an end of an affair with a married woman. N.N moves to an unnamed German city L., a city he took a liking of and like many other Turgenev鈥檚 protagonist鈥檚 he seeks solace in long walks, admiring nature and studying the scenery. N.N observes rather than acts, describing what he sees, for example German students on the streets. There is some kind of gathering on the streets, there is music, and N.N enjoys observing the cheerful faces of students, but not surprisingly he is, at the same time, in a melancholic mood. N.N is Russian after all, his soul is a mixture of joy and sadness.
Suddenly, N.N hears a masculine voice addressing a girl by the name Asya, asking Asya (in Russian) whether she had had enough. Upon hearing them, N.N turns around and sees a handsome young man and a girl whose face isn鈥檛 clearly visible. N.N proceeds to ask them whether they are Russian. Gagarin introduces himself and after a second of hesitation introduces Asya as his sister. N.N introduces himself to them. Usually, N.N. avoids other Russians when he travels/stays abroad, that is what he tells us (the reader), but N.N makes an exception, as he takes an instant liking to Gagarin, noticing that his face is that of an honest man. In addition, N.N observes that there is something special about Asya and takes a notice of her big dark eyes.
What happens next is that Gagin says to Asya that they had watched Germans enough and she agrees with her brother, and then Gagarin invited N.N to visit them in their home. N.N follows the brother and sister to their place, and when Asya takes her hat of, N.N notices Asya鈥檚 black hair, cut short as a boy鈥檚 hair. Three of them spent hours together, their talk lasting for hours. The day turns into night, and they can still hear music from the city. Once it gets late, Asya excuses herself and goes to bed. Gagarin and N.N talk a bit more and when N.N returns home, he feels happy, but he can鈥檛 understand why he is so happy. What does it mean, N.N asked himself? Am I in love?
Early in the morning, Gagarin pays N.N a visit. Long story short, the three become friends and end up spending a lot of time together. Asya鈥檚 acts a bit odd at times, and this confuses N.N, but it is pretty obvious that these two are falling in love with one another. However, N.N continues to be confused by Asya鈥檚 inconsistent behaviour. What confuses N.N is that something Asya acts like a well brought up young lady and sometimes not. N.N starts to suspect that Asya鈥檚 is not truly Gagarin鈥檚 sister, but his mistress, until there comes a time when Gagarin speaks to N.N openly. Gagarin ends up telling N.N the full story of Asya鈥檚 history, something they have been keeping secret for a good reason. Asya is Gagarin鈥檚 half-sister, a bastard daughter of Gagarin father, raised with love but in difficult circumstances. Gagarin鈥檚 father only begged Gagarin to take care of her on his death bed. After hearing this story, N.N is better able to understand her character. All the things that seem contradictory about Asya鈥檚 behaviour, now appear more clear to N.N. Asya鈥檚 behaviour and her strong attachment to her brother suddenly make sense in context of the isolated way she was raised. Gagarin begs N.N to be careful of the way he treats Asya, because she is such a sensitive girl.
I absolutely loved the characterization of the main female character Asya. The view into her soul was both fascinating and extremely touching. Asya鈥檚 sensibility could move anyone. There are so many things one can admire in this novella, for example the painfully accurate way the falling in love is described, but what I admired most about this one was the wonderful portrayal of this innocent young girl. Is there anything sweeter than a first love? The theme of first love is something Turgenev explored often. Supposedly, Turgenev drew from his own life experiences when he wrote this novella. In my view, that makes it even more touching.
What happens next? Is a spoiler to say that they didn鈥檛 live happily ever after? After all, I said that in the very first paragraph, warned you that this is a story about a tragic love. Like Lermontov's protagonist of Hero of Our Times, our N.N is indecisive and afraid of his own emotions. In addition, N.N seems to be confused by the enormity of the love he feels. Perhaps N.N feels that his love, as great it might be, cannot possibly measure up to the object of his love. So, N.N waits, while Asya suffers. The reader is tempted to hate N.N because of his passivity, only if N.N wasn鈥檛 so reluctant to defend himself. N.N honesty and self-reproach, make it hard for us readers to reproach him. Finally, aren鈥檛 we all afraid to love? Aren鈥檛 we all afraid of those we love? Aren鈥檛 we afraid for those we love? Isn鈥檛 love as frightening as it is wonderful? Isn鈥檛 it so easy to miss that perfect moment? Sometimes a moment in which we can profess our love is but a fleeting instant. Sometimes life takes that one opportunity to love from us. Sometimes it is our own fault, but it is not always easy to seize love, to know what the right moment is, to recognize it when it's there. When we are young, it seems to us that the opportunities for love are endless. When we grow older, we realize how fragile and fleeting love can be, even when it is true.
The story opens with an unnamed narrator (N.N), a mature Russian man who thinks about his youth. After this brief introduction, we are transported to N.N鈥檚 past, to the time when he was a young man, staying abroad, recovering from an end of an affair with a married woman. N.N moves to an unnamed German city L., a city he took a liking of and like many other Turgenev鈥檚 protagonist鈥檚 he seeks solace in long walks, admiring nature and studying the scenery. N.N observes rather than acts, describing what he sees, for example German students on the streets. There is some kind of gathering on the streets, there is music, and N.N enjoys observing the cheerful faces of students, but not surprisingly he is, at the same time, in a melancholic mood. N.N is Russian after all, his soul is a mixture of joy and sadness.
Suddenly, N.N hears a masculine voice addressing a girl by the name Asya, asking Asya (in Russian) whether she had had enough. Upon hearing them, N.N turns around and sees a handsome young man and a girl whose face isn鈥檛 clearly visible. N.N proceeds to ask them whether they are Russian. Gagarin introduces himself and after a second of hesitation introduces Asya as his sister. N.N introduces himself to them. Usually, N.N. avoids other Russians when he travels/stays abroad, that is what he tells us (the reader), but N.N makes an exception, as he takes an instant liking to Gagarin, noticing that his face is that of an honest man. In addition, N.N observes that there is something special about Asya and takes a notice of her big dark eyes.
What happens next is that Gagin says to Asya that they had watched Germans enough and she agrees with her brother, and then Gagarin invited N.N to visit them in their home. N.N follows the brother and sister to their place, and when Asya takes her hat of, N.N notices Asya鈥檚 black hair, cut short as a boy鈥檚 hair. Three of them spent hours together, their talk lasting for hours. The day turns into night, and they can still hear music from the city. Once it gets late, Asya excuses herself and goes to bed. Gagarin and N.N talk a bit more and when N.N returns home, he feels happy, but he can鈥檛 understand why he is so happy. What does it mean, N.N asked himself? Am I in love?
Early in the morning, Gagarin pays N.N a visit. Long story short, the three become friends and end up spending a lot of time together. Asya鈥檚 acts a bit odd at times, and this confuses N.N, but it is pretty obvious that these two are falling in love with one another. However, N.N continues to be confused by Asya鈥檚 inconsistent behaviour. What confuses N.N is that something Asya acts like a well brought up young lady and sometimes not. N.N starts to suspect that Asya鈥檚 is not truly Gagarin鈥檚 sister, but his mistress, until there comes a time when Gagarin speaks to N.N openly. Gagarin ends up telling N.N the full story of Asya鈥檚 history, something they have been keeping secret for a good reason. Asya is Gagarin鈥檚 half-sister, a bastard daughter of Gagarin father, raised with love but in difficult circumstances. Gagarin鈥檚 father only begged Gagarin to take care of her on his death bed. After hearing this story, N.N is better able to understand her character. All the things that seem contradictory about Asya鈥檚 behaviour, now appear more clear to N.N. Asya鈥檚 behaviour and her strong attachment to her brother suddenly make sense in context of the isolated way she was raised. Gagarin begs N.N to be careful of the way he treats Asya, because she is such a sensitive girl.
I absolutely loved the characterization of the main female character Asya. The view into her soul was both fascinating and extremely touching. Asya鈥檚 sensibility could move anyone. There are so many things one can admire in this novella, for example the painfully accurate way the falling in love is described, but what I admired most about this one was the wonderful portrayal of this innocent young girl. Is there anything sweeter than a first love? The theme of first love is something Turgenev explored often. Supposedly, Turgenev drew from his own life experiences when he wrote this novella. In my view, that makes it even more touching.
What happens next? Is a spoiler to say that they didn鈥檛 live happily ever after? After all, I said that in the very first paragraph, warned you that this is a story about a tragic love. Like Lermontov's protagonist of Hero of Our Times, our N.N is indecisive and afraid of his own emotions. In addition, N.N seems to be confused by the enormity of the love he feels. Perhaps N.N feels that his love, as great it might be, cannot possibly measure up to the object of his love. So, N.N waits, while Asya suffers. The reader is tempted to hate N.N because of his passivity, only if N.N wasn鈥檛 so reluctant to defend himself. N.N honesty and self-reproach, make it hard for us readers to reproach him. Finally, aren鈥檛 we all afraid to love? Aren鈥檛 we all afraid of those we love? Aren鈥檛 we afraid for those we love? Isn鈥檛 love as frightening as it is wonderful? Isn鈥檛 it so easy to miss that perfect moment? Sometimes a moment in which we can profess our love is but a fleeting instant. Sometimes life takes that one opportunity to love from us. Sometimes it is our own fault, but it is not always easy to seize love, to know what the right moment is, to recognize it when it's there. When we are young, it seems to us that the opportunities for love are endless. When we grow older, we realize how fragile and fleeting love can be, even when it is true.
May 31, 2022
袙褋械 谐械褉芯懈 薪械褋泻芯谢褜泻芯 褋褌褉邪薪薪褘. 小褌褉邪薪薪芯褋褌褜 袗褋懈, 芯褔械胁懈写薪芯, 芯斜褗褟褋薪褟械褌褋褟 写邪卸械 薪械 褋褌芯谢褜泻芯 褌械屑, 褔褌芯 芯薪邪 褉芯褋谢邪 胁 写褉褍谐芯泄 褋褉械写械, 懈, 斜褍写褍褔懈 胁褘褉胁邪薪薪芯泄 懈蟹 薪械械, 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯胁邪谢邪 褋械斜褟 薪械谢芯胁泻芯, 褋泻芯谢褜泻芯 泻芯屑锌谢械泻褋邪屑懈, 泻芯褌芯褉褘械 薪械懈蟹斜械卸薪褘 锌褉懈 褌邪泻芯泄 褋屑械薪械 褋褌邪褌褍褋邪 懈 写胁褍褋屑褘褋谢械薪薪褘屑 锌芯谢芯卸械薪懈械屑 薪械蟹邪泻芯薪薪芯褉芯卸写械薪薪芯泄 写芯褔械褉懈 锌芯屑械褖懈泻邪. 袧芯 胁 薪械泄 褔褍胁褋褌胁褍械褌褋褟 芯褔械薪褜 褋懈谢褜薪褘泄 褏邪褉邪泻褌械褉, 谐芯褉邪蟹写芯 褋懈谢褜薪械械 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹褔懈泻邪 袧.袧. 袨薪 锌褉芯懈蟹胁芯写懈褌 胁锌械褔邪褌谢械薪懈械 薪械写邪谢械泻芯谐芯 褔械谢芯胁械泻邪, 褝写邪泻芯谐芯 屑械写胁械写褟 泻芯褋芯谢邪锌芯谐芯, 薪械褍泻谢褞卸械谐芯 懈 褌芯谢褋褌芯泻芯卸械谐芯. 袧懈褔械谐芯-褌芯 芯薪 薪械 锌芯薪懈屑邪械褌 褋褉邪蟹褍, 写邪卸械 胁 褋胁芯懈褏 褔褍胁褋褌胁邪褏 褌芯谢泻芯屑 褉邪蟹芯斜褉邪褌褜褋褟 薪械 屑芯卸械褌. 袗褋褟 薪械 屑芯卸械褌 卸懈褌褜 懈 褔褍胁褋褌胁芯胁邪褌褜 薪邪锌芯谢芯胁懈薪褍, 械泄 薪褍卸薪邪 谢褞斜芯胁褜, 褑械谢懈泻芯屑 懈 锌芯谢薪芯褋褌褜褞 蟹邪胁谢邪写械胁邪褞褖邪褟 褔械谢芯胁械泻芯屑. 袝泄 薪褍卸薪芯 斜褘谢芯 褌芯谢褜泻芯 芯写薪芯 褋谢芯胁芯: 芦谢褞斜谢褞禄, 泻芯褌芯褉褘泄 褝褌芯褌 褍胁邪谢械薪褜 袧.袧. 薪械 写芯谐邪写邪谢褋褟 褋泻邪蟹邪褌褜. 袙屑械褋褌芯 褝褌芯谐芯, 芯薪 薪邪褔邪谢 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹褘胁邪褌褜 械泄 锌褉芯 械谐芯 褉邪蟹谐芯胁芯褉 褋 斜褉邪褌芯屑, 写邪 褍锌褉械泻邪褌褜 械械 胁 褌芯屑, 褔褌芯 芯薪邪 褋邪屑邪 胁褋械 褉邪褋褋泻邪蟹邪谢邪. 袚邪谐懈薪 锌芯褋褌褍锌懈谢 锌褉邪胁懈谢褜薪芯, 褍胁械蟹褟 褋械褋褌褉褍. 袨薪邪 褋谢懈褕泻芯屑 锌芯褉褘胁懈褋褌邪 懈 薪械 写芯胁芯谢褜褋褌胁褍械褌褋褟 屑邪谢褘屑, 袧.袧. 褋谢懈褕泻芯屑 写芯谢谐芯 褋芯芯斜褉邪卸邪械褌. 小 褌邪泻芯泄 褉邪蟹薪懈褑械泄 褋泻芯褉芯褋褌懈 屑褘褋谢懈褌械谢褜薪褘褏 锌褉芯褑械褋褋芯胁, 褌褉邪谐械写懈褟 斜褘谢邪 斜褘 薪械懈蟹斜械卸薪邪.
November 5, 2021
袛邪, 褏芯褉芯褕芯! 褌邪泻 卸械 褌懈褏芯 芯褌胁械褔邪谢邪 芯薪邪, 薪械 褋屑芯褌褉褟 薪邪 屑械薪褟. 鈥� 袝褋谢懈 斜褘 屑褘 褋 胁邪屑懈 斜褘谢懈 锌褌懈褑褘, 鈥� 泻邪泻 斜褘 屑褘 胁蟹胁懈谢懈褋褜, 泻邪泻 斜褘 锌芯谢械褌械谢懈 ... 孝邪泻 斜褘 懈 褍褌芯薪褍谢懈 胁 褝褌芯泄 褋懈薪械胁械 ... 袧芯 屑褘 薪械 锌褌懈褑褘.
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袠 褟 褋邪屑 鈥� 褔褌芯 褋褌邪谢芯褋褜 褋芯 屑薪芯褞? 效褌芯 芯褋褌邪谢芯褋褜 芯褌 屑械薪褟, 芯褌 褌械褏 斜谢邪卸械薪薪褘褏 懈 褌褉械胁芯卸薪褘褏 写薪械泄, 芯褌 褌械褏 泻褉褘谢邪褌褘褏 薪邪写械卸写 懈 褋褌褉械屑谢械薪懈泄.
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袠 褟 褋邪屑 鈥� 褔褌芯 褋褌邪谢芯褋褜 褋芯 屑薪芯褞? 效褌芯 芯褋褌邪谢芯褋褜 芯褌 屑械薪褟, 芯褌 褌械褏 斜谢邪卸械薪薪褘褏 懈 褌褉械胁芯卸薪褘褏 写薪械泄, 芯褌 褌械褏 泻褉褘谢邪褌褘褏 薪邪写械卸写 懈 褋褌褉械屑谢械薪懈泄.
June 5, 2013
C芒u chuy峄噉 v峄� cu峄檆 g岷穚 g峄� ng岷痭 ng峄 gi峄痑 m峄檛 ch脿ng trai, nh芒n v岷璽 x瓢ng "t么i", v脿 m峄檛 c么 g谩i t铆nh t矛nh c贸 ph岷 hoang d岷 n脿y c贸 v岷� 膽岷筽 c峄 m峄檛 t矛nh y锚u b岷 th脿nh. Trong s谩ng m脿 膽峄沶 膽au, l茫ng m岷 m脿 kh么ng bi l峄, n岷縰 膽峄峜 v脿o t岷 18-20 tu峄昳 n贸 s岷� l脿 th峄� truy峄噉 膽贸ng 膽inh v脿o tu峄昳 tr岷�. Ti岷縞 l脿 t么i qua tu峄昳 岷 m岷 r峄搃. T么i v岷玭 c岷 nh岷璶 膽瓢峄 v岷� 膽岷筽 c峄 n贸, nh瓢ng s峄� rung 膽峄檔g m脿 n贸 g芒y ra cho t么i, v脿o th峄漣 膽i峄僲 n脿y, ch峄� c貌n ch峄玭g m峄眂 m脿 th么i.
August 9, 2014
I read the two novellas Asya and First Love in one sitting and was impressed by the ability of the author to create such dramatic, extraordinary and unforgettable women's characters like Asya and Zinaida, by his unquestionable talent to turn into a masterpiece a seemingly simple and straightforward story and by the magnificent and vivid descriptions of the people and places in the stories. Turgenev's writing style is poetic and melancholic, I devoured every word and every sentence admiring his exceptional skill of using words. Of both novellas I have a slight preference for Asya because the book kept me in suspense until the end and because of the deep psychological portrait of a complicated and contradicting person like Asya, a girl capable of many emotions and whose mental state, mood and behavior change a lot even in a short period of time. At one moment she is confident of herself, bright and ready to fly, the next moment she is despondent, pessimistic and hopeless which is due to her social and family status, upbringing and her fears. She falls in love with the main character but because he is confused of his feelings, he does not respond with the same passion and only when she disappears from his life because she mistakenly thinks he is indifferent, does he realize his true love and is hit by an enormous sense of loss and despair. When we lose something precious, we always regret the missed chance at happiness, love and wonder what would have become of us if we had acted in a different way and had made another choice.
February 24, 2016
Nostalgia iubirii pierdute, iubire de ordin platonic povestit膬 cu o mare dezinvoltur膬 艧i f膬r膬 nicio reticen牛膬 卯ntr-un singur plan narativ.
O metafor膬 pl膬cut膬: "Ce cameleon mai e 艧i fata asta!"
O metafor膬 pl膬cut膬: "Ce cameleon mai e 艧i fata asta!"
June 13, 2019
违螤螘巍螣围螣, 螣螡螘螜巍螘螠螘螡螣, 螒螤巍螣螔螞螘螤韦螣!
危螣违 螒桅螚螡螘螜 螠螜螒 螕螞违螝螜螒 螝 螤螜螝巍螚 螕螘违危螚 危韦螣 韦螘螞螣危! 韦螘韦螣螜螒 螔螜螔螞螜螒 螖螘 螕巍螒桅螣螡韦螒螜 螤螞螘螣螡. 韦螘韦螣螜螘危 螜危韦螣巍螜螘危 螒螕螒螤螚危 螖螘 危违螠螔螒螜螡螣违螡 危螚螠螘巍螒.
韦螣 螞螒韦巍螘唯螒! 螒螕螒螤螚危螒 螝 螤螒螛螜螒危韦螚螝螒 螠螘 韦螣违危 围螒巍螒螝韦螚巍螘危. 韦螣危螣 螜螖螜螒螜韦螘巍螣, 韦螣危螣 螕螞违螝螣, 韦螣危螣 螠螜螝巍螣 螒螞螞螒 螣违危螜惟螖螘危 螝 螣螞螣螝螞螚巍惟螠螘螡螣!
巍惟危螜螝螚 螞螣螕螣韦螘围螡螜螒 馃檹馃檹馃檹!!!! 危螘螔螒危螠螣危!!!! 馃拵馃拵馃拵馃拵鉁ㄢ湪鉁�
危螣违 螒桅螚螡螘螜 螠螜螒 螕螞违螝螜螒 螝 螤螜螝巍螚 螕螘违危螚 危韦螣 韦螘螞螣危! 韦螘韦螣螜螒 螔螜螔螞螜螒 螖螘 螕巍螒桅螣螡韦螒螜 螤螞螘螣螡. 韦螘韦螣螜螘危 螜危韦螣巍螜螘危 螒螕螒螤螚危 螖螘 危违螠螔螒螜螡螣违螡 危螚螠螘巍螒.
韦螣 螞螒韦巍螘唯螒! 螒螕螒螤螚危螒 螝 螤螒螛螜螒危韦螚螝螒 螠螘 韦螣违危 围螒巍螒螝韦螚巍螘危. 韦螣危螣 螜螖螜螒螜韦螘巍螣, 韦螣危螣 螕螞违螝螣, 韦螣危螣 螠螜螝巍螣 螒螞螞螒 螣违危螜惟螖螘危 螝 螣螞螣螝螞螚巍惟螠螘螡螣!
巍惟危螜螝螚 螞螣螕螣韦螘围螡螜螒 馃檹馃檹馃檹!!!! 危螘螔螒危螠螣危!!!! 馃拵馃拵馃拵馃拵鉁ㄢ湪鉁�
July 18, 2015
Tard茅 7 horas en leer estas 50 p谩ginas. Me interrump铆a a cada rato, lloraba de alegr铆a, me iba a tomar un t茅, volv铆a, le铆a unas p谩ginas m谩s, volv铆a a llorar de absoluta felicidad.
Una novelita bell铆sima. Turgenev te mete en un mundo donde lo 煤nico que importan son las relaciones justas entre los hombres, la naturaleza, el amor y la paz. Esto puede sonar muy hippie, pero no. Ac谩 hay humanidad, y esta descrita como los dioses:
En la calle, debajo de la baja cerca del jard铆n, se hab铆a reunido una gran cantidad de gente: los pac铆ficos ciudadanos de la villa de L., que no quer铆an perderse la ocasi贸n de echar un vistazo a esos hu茅spedes reci茅n llegados. Me un铆 a esa muchedumbre de curiosos. Me divert铆a contemplar los rostros de los estudiantes; sus abrazos, sus exclamaciones, su inocente presunci贸n, sus miradas ardientes, sus risas sin motivo 鈥攍as mejores del mundo鈥�, todo ese alegre bullicio lleno de vitalidad y frescura, ese af谩n de ir hacia delante, sin importar ad贸nde, con tal de que fuera hacia delante, y esa ben茅vola despreocupaci贸n me conmov铆an y me exaltaban. 芦驴Por qu茅 no unirme a ellos?禄, me pregunt茅...
September 20, 2018
*Read for class.
So, I seem to like Turgenev more and more. This novella captivated me from the start and I NEEDED to know what was gonna happen. I'm pretty sure I've read it in school, just couldn't remember it until now. Anyways, I had to reread it for uni and I'm glad I did. An unusual main heroine, which I appreciated a lot. The ending was pretty predictable, and, honestly, a bit stupid from my point of view on the main character, but I made peace with it. Classics need a tragic love story.
So, I seem to like Turgenev more and more. This novella captivated me from the start and I NEEDED to know what was gonna happen. I'm pretty sure I've read it in school, just couldn't remember it until now. Anyways, I had to reread it for uni and I'm glad I did. An unusual main heroine, which I appreciated a lot. The ending was pretty predictable, and, honestly, a bit stupid from my point of view on the main character, but I made peace with it. Classics need a tragic love story.
September 3, 2019
"校 褋褔邪褋褌褜褟 薪械褌 蟹邪胁褌褉邪褕薪械谐芯 写薪褟; 褍 薪械谐芯 薪械褌 懈 胁褔械褉邪褕薪械谐芯; 芯薪芯 薪械 锌芯屑薪懈褌 锌褉芯褕械写褕械谐芯, 薪械 写褍屑邪械褌 芯 斜褍写褍褖械屑; 褍 薪械谐芯 械褋褌褜 薪邪褋褌芯褟褖械械 - 懈 褌芯 薪械 写械薪褜, 邪 屑谐薪芯胁械薪褜械."
April 24, 2023
"There are in the world certain happy faces that everyone takes pleasure in contemplating, as though one were warmed or caressed by them."
August 9, 2018
V膬n h峄峜 Nga qu岷� l脿 n峄昳 ti岷縩g v峄沬 nh峄痭g c芒u chuy峄噉 t矛nh 膽岷筽, trong s谩ng nh瓢ng k岷縯 th煤c bu峄搉, v脿 c芒u chuy峄噉 n脿y c农ng kh么ng l脿 ngo岷 l峄�... 脭i Ivan Turgenev, b谩c n峄昳 ti岷縩g th岷� kia m脿 sao 膽岷縩 gi峄� ch谩u m峄沬 膽峄峜 truy峄噉 c峄 b谩c hu hu hu...
"Asya", 膽煤ng ch岷 bi th瓢啤ng (nh瓢ng kh么ng bi l峄) c峄 v膬n h峄峜 l茫ng m岷 Nga, l脿 m峄檛 c芒u chuy峄噉 c峄 hai con ng瓢峄漣 y锚u nhau nh瓢ng kh么ng n贸i, c峄 m峄檛 nh芒n v岷璽 ch铆nh N. 膽茫 t峄玭g ngh末 m矛nh s岷� kh么ng bao gi峄� k岷縯 h么n v峄沬 Asya - ng瓢峄漣 con g谩i 17 tu峄昳 t铆nh t矛nh b峄慶 膽峄搉g, lu么n mang tr锚n vai c谩i g谩nh n岷穘g v么 h矛nh c峄 ngu峄搉 g峄慶 v脿 xu岷 th芒n c么 kh么ng l岷 g矛 t峄� h脿o c岷�. 膼峄� r峄搃 khi c谩i kho岷h kh岷痗 c峄 h岷h ph煤c qua 膽i, t岷 c岷� c貌n l岷 ch峄� l脿 ni峄乵 ti岷縞 nu峄慽 膽au th瓢啤ng cho ng么n t峄� 膽茫 kh么ng 膽瓢峄 b脿y t峄�, l脿 c谩i v岷珁 c谩nh bay 膽i m岷 c峄 nh峄痭g t矛nh c岷 tr岷� trung, s么i n峄昳, s谩ng trong, ch芒n th脿nh m脿 N. s岷� kh么ng bao gi峄� c貌n 膽瓢峄 tr岷 nghi峄噈 trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣...
膼煤ng nh瓢 N. 膽茫 th峄憈 l锚n trong c芒u chuy峄噉, h岷h ph煤c ch岷硁g ph岷 l脿 c谩i g矛 qu谩 l峄沶 lao to t谩t, n贸 膽啤n gi岷 ch峄� l脿 m峄檛 kho岷h kh岷痗 v峄 膽岷縩 c峄 t矛nh y锚u, c峄 ni峄乵 vui khi 膽瓢峄 峄� b锚n Asya. C岷� m峄檛 th峄漣 ng峄搉 ng峄檔 t矛nh y锚u v脿 s峄ヽ s峄憂g, h贸a ra ch峄� c贸 th峄� nh瓢 谩nh sao ch贸i l貌a trong tho谩ng ch峄慶 th岷� sao?...
"Asya", 膽煤ng ch岷 bi th瓢啤ng (nh瓢ng kh么ng bi l峄) c峄 v膬n h峄峜 l茫ng m岷 Nga, l脿 m峄檛 c芒u chuy峄噉 c峄 hai con ng瓢峄漣 y锚u nhau nh瓢ng kh么ng n贸i, c峄 m峄檛 nh芒n v岷璽 ch铆nh N. 膽茫 t峄玭g ngh末 m矛nh s岷� kh么ng bao gi峄� k岷縯 h么n v峄沬 Asya - ng瓢峄漣 con g谩i 17 tu峄昳 t铆nh t矛nh b峄慶 膽峄搉g, lu么n mang tr锚n vai c谩i g谩nh n岷穘g v么 h矛nh c峄 ngu峄搉 g峄慶 v脿 xu岷 th芒n c么 kh么ng l岷 g矛 t峄� h脿o c岷�. 膼峄� r峄搃 khi c谩i kho岷h kh岷痗 c峄 h岷h ph煤c qua 膽i, t岷 c岷� c貌n l岷 ch峄� l脿 ni峄乵 ti岷縞 nu峄慽 膽au th瓢啤ng cho ng么n t峄� 膽茫 kh么ng 膽瓢峄 b脿y t峄�, l脿 c谩i v岷珁 c谩nh bay 膽i m岷 c峄 nh峄痭g t矛nh c岷 tr岷� trung, s么i n峄昳, s谩ng trong, ch芒n th脿nh m脿 N. s岷� kh么ng bao gi峄� c貌n 膽瓢峄 tr岷 nghi峄噈 trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣...
膼煤ng nh瓢 N. 膽茫 th峄憈 l锚n trong c芒u chuy峄噉, h岷h ph煤c ch岷硁g ph岷 l脿 c谩i g矛 qu谩 l峄沶 lao to t谩t, n贸 膽啤n gi岷 ch峄� l脿 m峄檛 kho岷h kh岷痗 v峄 膽岷縩 c峄 t矛nh y锚u, c峄 ni峄乵 vui khi 膽瓢峄 峄� b锚n Asya. C岷� m峄檛 th峄漣 ng峄搉 ng峄檔 t矛nh y锚u v脿 s峄ヽ s峄憂g, h贸a ra ch峄� c贸 th峄� nh瓢 谩nh sao ch贸i l貌a trong tho谩ng ch峄慶 th岷� sao?...
January 16, 2021
"La felicidad no tiene ma帽ana, no tiene ayer, no se acuerda de lo pret茅rito, no piensa en lo futuro, no tiene m谩s que "hoy", y su "hoy" no es un d铆a, es un instante nada m谩s".
March 19, 2021
Kao divna senti拧 numera od 3 minuta, koja ti pokrene ne啪ne emocije ali i podstakne na iskrenost ka sebi.
Prvi deo knjige je zagrevanje, prava stvar kre膰e od polovine kada te knjiga 拧膷epa i ne pu拧ta.
Prvi deo knjige je zagrevanje, prava stvar kre膰e od polovine kada te knjiga 拧膷epa i ne pu拧ta.
August 5, 2022
I loved it. Brilliant and sentimental.
June 1, 2022
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芦禺賵卮亘禺鬲蹖 賮乇丿丕 賳賲蹖鈥屫促嗀ж池� 丿蹖乇賵夭 賴賲 賳賲蹖鈥屫促嗀ж池� 賳賴 亘乇丕蹖 诏匕卮鬲賴 丨丕賮馗賴鈥屫й� 丿丕乇丿 賳賴 丕賲蹖丿蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丌蹖賳丿賴貙 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵卮亘禺鬲蹖 噩夭 丕賲乇賵夭 賵噩賵丿 賳丿丕乇丿貙 丌賳 賴賲 賳賴 蹖讴 乇賵夭貙 亘賱讴賴 賮賯胤 賱丨馗賴 丨丕賱.禄
August 16, 2015
I enjoyed Asja far more than I had expected.
A simple story, made poignant by the beautiful way it is written, I was really impressed by the way I became involved with the narration. Asja's character caught my attention,her changeability and care to what others think of her, as well as the way Mr. N. related to her, his inability to overcome prejudices. The way he fell in love with her was nice because it was realistic: slowly, day by day, without even knowing it till the end.
Really, really liked it.
A simple story, made poignant by the beautiful way it is written, I was really impressed by the way I became involved with the narration. Asja's character caught my attention,her changeability and care to what others think of her, as well as the way Mr. N. related to her, his inability to overcome prejudices. The way he fell in love with her was nice because it was realistic: slowly, day by day, without even knowing it till the end.
Really, really liked it.
August 30, 2014
Read it 5 years ago ...
I was living an exact adventure!
Unfortunately I lived the same sad ending of the novel !
I don't know if you already noticed how can Russian authors be so deep, changeable and Outstanding!
I was living an exact adventure!
Unfortunately I lived the same sad ending of the novel !
I don't know if you already noticed how can Russian authors be so deep, changeable and Outstanding!
October 8, 2021
Tomorrow I'll be happy! Happiness has no tomorrow. It has no yesterday. It does not remember the past, it does not think of the future. It only has a present time - and that's not a whole day, but only an instant.
September 19, 2016
Turgenev has done it again. Another beautiful short masterpiece about nostalgia, love and regret. No one is better at such a thing. You could feel the pain in the last pages. Exquisite.
September 24, 2021
The story of how a man in his twenties, who still has feelings for his ex, meets a young girl, who has not yet completely matured, and the mixture of their non-concurrent feelings of love. The main dilemma which the character faces - to listen to his mind or follow his heart. Is he going to trust his emotions and respond to her feelings despite his brain telling him that she is childlike and immature, or is he going to remain phlegmatic in the face of her sincere and childish love for him and let her go?
The main lesson for me from this book is to realize that happiness is not about the future, or the past, or even about the present day. It is about now, the everflowing present. To seize the moment and to not wait for the future, for the correct moment to arrive, thinking that you still have time. Don't wait for tomorrow, it might be too late.
The main lesson for me from this book is to realize that happiness is not about the future, or the past, or even about the present day. It is about now, the everflowing present. To seize the moment and to not wait for the future, for the correct moment to arrive, thinking that you still have time. Don't wait for tomorrow, it might be too late.
August 18, 2021
The novella is about the despairing first love of a young lady (17) with an unnamed protagonist (apparently, self-insertion of Turgenev) N.N.
The protagonist and Turgenev himself were travelling across Europe simultaneously at the time the story was being written.
The reader may think Asia is a reticent young lady with juvenile behaviours and the continent's name :) since she's trying to hide her true self and be in the centre of attention with odd actions. However, this is expected when we take into account the relationship with her consanguinity.
P.S. N.N's (Russophil) love dilemma and the way he described German people and everyday life was admirable though.
The protagonist and Turgenev himself were travelling across Europe simultaneously at the time the story was being written.
The reader may think Asia is a reticent young lady with juvenile behaviours and the continent's name :) since she's trying to hide her true self and be in the centre of attention with odd actions. However, this is expected when we take into account the relationship with her consanguinity.
P.S. N.N's (Russophil) love dilemma and the way he described German people and everyday life was admirable though.
January 28, 2022
I can't say that I care much for the love story in this novella but the writing is outstanding. The descriptions of the countryside around Rhine are so vivid and warm. And I love Turgenev's portrayal of human personalities. Whether he talked briefly about a crowd of people, like the group of German student's full of life and energy, or really looking into the character, such as that of the extraordinary girl Asya, one can really see, understand this people and believe that they are real. He is very observational both to surroundings and people. I am pretty excited to read some Turgenev where I care about the plot as much as about the amazing writing.
July 25, 2015
1. Memorable 2
2. Social Relevance 3
3. Informative 3
4. Originality 2
5. Thought Provoking 4
6. Expressiveness 4
7. Entertaining 4
8. Visualization 5
9. Sparks Emotion 5
10. Life changing 2
Total 34/10 = 3.4
2. Social Relevance 3
3. Informative 3
4. Originality 2
5. Thought Provoking 4
6. Expressiveness 4
7. Entertaining 4
8. Visualization 5
9. Sparks Emotion 5
10. Life changing 2
Total 34/10 = 3.4
April 25, 2017
This is not a mawkish imitation but a true, genuine masterpiece of the sentimental novel genre. Very special to me as a Russian immigrant.
August 16, 2021
Tik pl奴sto拧i sarakst墨ts! Teikumi lieliski sav墨ti kop膩 un pl奴st k膩 upe. Po膿tiski, skaisti un skumji.
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