Summary. "Asya" Ivan Turgenev

"Asya" Turgenev is a story-memory. All events and experiences are recreated in the imagination and memory of the narrator. The past from the point of view of the present seems to them now quite differently: life is valuable, and time is found, not lost.

IS Turgenev. The story "Asya": a summary of 1-5 chapters

NN, a secular and far from young man, remembers an event that happened when he was 25 years old. During an aimless trip he had a chance to stay in the provincial town of Z. in Germany. At one of the student parties, he met Gagin, a young Russian artist, and his sister Anna, whom he called Asya. Although N. N. and tried to avoid communication with fellow countrymen abroad, but the new acquaintance liked him right away. Soon he received an invitation from Gagin to visit. Asya was initially embarrassed by NN, but when she was used, she began the conversation herself. Leaving home at night, the narrator realized that for the first time in a long time he felt truly happy. Every day Asya was new: she was naughty, like a child, it was issued by a simple girl, then a young, well-bred woman.

IS Turgenev. "Asya": a summary of 6-7 chapters

NN began to visit new friends on a regular basis and noticed that the girl now avoided him, often sad. He had a suspicion that Gagin, who behaved with Asya indulgently and affectionately, was not her brother at all. It was confirmed by an accidentally overheard conversation. Assia assured Gagina that she loved only him. This news really upset NN. He spent several days in nature, far from new acquaintances. Soon a note was brought from Gagin, in which he asked NN to visit them.

Summary. "Asya" Turgenev: 8-9 chapters

The girl laughed at the sight of the guest and fled. Gagin behaved with NN graciously and told him the story of his sister's life. The artist's childhood was spent in the village that belonged to his parents. After the death of his mother, he was raised by his father. Dimensional life was disturbed by the arrival of his uncle, who said that the boy should be educated in St. Petersburg. Gagin's father was not enthusiastic, but still allowed him to leave. At first the boy studied at school, and then entered the Guards regiment. In one of his home visits (when he was already 20 years old), he saw a small Asya. Father explained that this is an orphan, taken from pity for food. Gagin did not visit the old man for a long time, until the news of his illness came. Arriving home, he found his father on his deathbed. He asked his son to take care of his daughter Anna and soon died. And already the servant revealed the truth to Gagin: it turned out that Asya was the daughter of the master and maid Tatiana. The woman lived with her daughter separately (with her sister), although he was going to marry her. Tatiana died when the girl was 9 years old. Gagin took Asya to St. Petersburg. She was at first ashamed of the young master, but then she got used to it and fell in love. Although not very desirable, but he still gave it to the famous St. Petersburg boarding school. There the girl was lonely, as her contemporaries avoided her. At the end of the boarding house, when Ace was 17 years old, Gagin took her home and they went to travel. After he became all known, NN felt considerable relief. The girl entered the room, and they danced the waltz for a long time to the accompaniment of Gagin.

Summary. "Asya" Turgenev: 10-16 chapters

The next day the three of them were having fun, like small children. But the next day Asya was sad. She thought about her own death. NN received from the girl a note in which she asked to visit her. And then Gagin came and told that Asya was in a fever, that she confessed that she loved NN, and she wanted to leave. The narrator received a note indicating the new meeting place and went there. He embraced Asya, and then began to blame for the fact that she was the first to tell Gagina. The girl jumped out of the room and ran away.

Summary. "Asya" Turgeneva IS: 17-20 chapters

NN was looking for a favorite around the city, but by the evening he saw a light in her window and realized that she was already at home. Determined to offer her tomorrow, he went to his room.

Summary. "Asya" Turgeneva IS: Chapter 21-22

But in the morning the servant said that the owners had moved out and left a note. Gagin wrote that separation in this case is the best solution. At the house where the last meeting with Asya took place, Frau Louise handed a note from her. The girl wrote that one word NN would be enough to make her stay. No matter how hard he tried to find the Gagins, nothing happened. Since that time, the narrator had to learn many women, but none of them managed to wake up the former feeling in him. The yearning for Ace remained in NN's heart for the rest of her life.