Two stories of young love. In “First Love”, a sixteen-year-old boy on holiday in the country falls under the spell of his neighbour, a young princess surrounded by admirers, and learns what love can cost. In “Asya”, on the banks of the Rhine, a traveller meets a free, proud and unpredictable young woman, and is slow to tell her what he feels.
Turgenev tells with restraint and nostalgia of these loves we never forget.
Written in a clear and gentle style, these two stories are a pleasure to read in the language you are learning.
