Asya

1 hr. 49 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Ivan Turgenev

Narrator Alexey Vertkov

Description

Aleksey Vertkov, known for his roles in “August” and “The Angry River,” reads Turgenev’s “Asya.” N. N., the narrator, recalls his youth and romantic feelings that arose during his European journey. In this story, Turgenev raises his characteristic themes: unfulfilled love and life abroad. Turgenev began work on the piece in July 1857 in the German city of Zinnitz, where the events of the story unfold. It was first published in the magazine “Sovremennik.”