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...
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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