Oblomov - Ivan Goncharov, David Magarshack • BookLikes (ISBN:0140440402)

Oblomov

by: David Magarshack (author) Ivan Goncharov (author)

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Format: paperback

ISBN: 9780140440409 (0140440402)

Publish date: November 30th 1978

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Pages no: 484

Edition language: English

Category:

Classics, Novels, Humor, Literature, Cultural, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature, Literary Fiction, 19th Century, Russia, Russian Literature

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Bloodorange rated it

9 years ago

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There are some very good reviews here explaining the importance of Oblomov and its message: this is Russia on the eve of modernity, and Goncharov presents the evil of the old ways: inertia, reluctance to change, or learn from travel, or – perhaps the most difficult – spend in order to prosper. In th...

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Bettie's Books rated it

12 years ago

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Introduction.Opening: Ilya Ilyich Oblomov was lying in bed one morning in his flat in Gorokhovaya Street in one of those large houses which have as many inhabitants as a country town.I'd like someone far cleverer than yours truly, to compare and contrast Léonie from Swann's Way with Oblomov. You kn...

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carey rated it

13 years ago

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I love Russian literature and i liked this initially, but I can't stand that for most of the the fact he doesn't get out of bed. Considering sloth etc is what this whole book is about, didn't bode well....

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