Ivan Goncharov was a Russian novelist who achieved literary fame later in life, after a career in the civil-service which spanned more than thirty years. His first novel, ""A Common Story"", was a definitive success and his notoriety was cemented with the publication of his second novel, ""Oblomov"", in 1850. Based on a short story written a year prior, ""Oblomov"" is about a cultured, intelligent, upper middle class man experiencing a mid-life crisis. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov has sunk into a lethargic stupor, which he calls ""Oblomovism"", and spends the majority of his time lying on the sofa or in bed. Goncharov portrays beautifully the process of Oblomov's decline, as well as its consequences, at first through flashbacks and then through the intervention of Andrey Stoltz, a man quite the opposite of Oblomov. The novel was revered for its brutal but honest representation of the slothfulness of the Russian gentry, and has become a timeless classic of Russian and psychological fiction. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and follows the translation of C. J. Hogarth.
By:
Ivan Goncharov Introduction by:
Richard Freeborn Translated by:
Nathalie Duddington Imprint: Everyman's Library Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 211mm,
Width: 139mm,
Spine: 33mm
Weight: 654g ISBN:9781857151244 ISBN 10: 1857151240 Series:Everyman's Library CLASSICS Pages: 586 Publication Date:15 November 1992 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
