# Malanya Sergyevna — A House of Gentlefolk character guide

> Malanya Sergyevna in A House of Gentlefolk by Ivan Turgenev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Malanya

**First appearance:** 0007-viii

## Who they are

Lavretsky's mother, a gentle serf woman married by his father.

## In the story

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_house_of_gentlefolk_se/chapters/viii)

A serf girl who becomes Ivan's wife and Fedor's mother; she is sent away but later sends a letter after Fedor's birth.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_house_of_gentlefolk_se/chapters/ix)

Ivan Petrovitch's wife, a meek and submissive woman who suffers under Glafira's rule and is separated from her son Fedya; she dies quietly after her husband's departure.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_house_of_gentlefolk_se/chapters/xi)

Lavretsky's deceased mother, remembered fondly by him for her pale, gentle face and timid caresses, though she was isolated in the household.

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