Books by andre aciman5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() There are so many obstacles thrown between them that they hardly ever speak. ![]() But as soon as she spots the Duke de Nemours she is as taken by him as he is by her. He is fully aware of this, she is too young to know. This is the story of Mademoiselle de Chartres who is 16 and destined to marry the Prince de Clèves. He discovers that none of her suitors was taken seriously, because the one who truly mattered to Zinaida was Vladimir’s father.īut the novel that best captures first love is The Princesse de Clèves, by Madame de Lafayette. Again, nothing ever happens between the two, but the final revelation leaves Vladimir feeling distraught. Vladimir is 16, and has a crush on Zinaida, who is 21 and surrounded by a group of young suitors. Ivan Turgenev’s First Love – probably autobiographical – captures every young person’s exploration of adolescent love. The tension of mutual attraction explodes one night when the headmistress is heard lingering outside the pupil’s bedroom ![]()
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