Ivan Goncharov Oblomov ISBN 13: 9781583228401

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Set at the beginning of the 19th century, when idleness was still looked upon by Russia's serf-owning gentry as a plausible and worthy goal, there was Oblamov. Indolent, inattentive, incurious and given over to daydreaming, Oblamov is hardly the ideal of heroes. Yet he is not impossible to admire. The image of this gentle daydreamer, roused to action for one brief period of ardent but begotten love, is a fixture of Russian culture. Goncharov's masterpiece is not just ingenious social satire, but also a sharp criticism of 19th century Russian society.

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The combination of Goncharov''s edits and Schwartzs translation left me thumbing back to the copyright page to confirm 1862, not 1962, as this translation sparkles with contemporary lyricism and humor."Karen Vanuska, Quarterly Conversation -- Quarterly Conversation

Oblomov is a truly great work, the likes of which one has not seen for a long, long time. I am in rapture over Oblomov and keep rereading it.Leo Tolstoy -- Leo Tolstoy

"[Goncharov is] ten heads above me in talent.Anton Chekhov -- Anton Chekhov

""Oblomov" is a truly great work, the likes of which one has not seen for a long, long time. I am in rapture over "Oblomov" and keep rereading it."--Leo Tolstoy--Leo Tolstoy

"[Goncharov is] ten heads above me in talent."--Anton Chekhov--Anton Chekhov

"The combination of Goncharov''s edits and Schwartz's translation left me thumbing back to the copyright page to confirm 1862, not 1962, as this translation sparkles with contemporary lyricism and humor."--Karen Vanuska, "Quarterly Conversation"--Quarterly Conversation

"You can''t help but be captivated by the ''rapture'' that Tolstoy spoke of when reading and rereading it."--Ron Rosenblum, Slate, A Slate Best Book of 2008--Slate

"[Goncharov is] ten heads above me in talent. Anton Chekhov--Anton Chekhov"

"Oblomov" is a truly great work, the likes of which one has not seen for a long, long time. I am in rapture over "Oblomov" and keep rereading it. Leo Tolstoy--Leo Tolstoy"

Oblomov is a truly great work, the likes of which one has not seen for a long, long time. I am in rapture over Oblomov and keep rereading it. Leo Tolstoy--Leo Tolstoy"

The combination of Goncharov's edits and Schwartz s translation left me thumbing back to the copyright page to confirm 1862, not 1962, as this translation sparkles with contemporary lyricism and humor." Karen Vanuska, Quarterly Conversation--Quarterly Conversation"

Long before Jerry Seinfeld and Samuel Beckett, there was Ivan Goncharov, a minor government official in czarist Russia, and his classic novel about an ordinary Russian aristocrat mired in his own extraordinary inertia. Chris Lehman, Bookforum
--Bookforum"

"Oblomov is a truly great work, the likes of which one has not seen for a long, long time. I am in rapture over Oblomov and keep rereading it."--Leo Tolstoy--Leo Tolstoy

"Offers a fine example of sly and compassionate satire, a very rare genre indeed"--Michael Wood, London Review of Books--London Review of Books

"You can't help but be captivated by the 'rapture' that Tolstoy spoke of when reading and rereading it."--Ron Rosenblum, Slate, A Slate Best Book of 2008--Slate

"The combination of Goncharov's edits and Schwartz's translation left me thumbing back to the copyright page to confirm 1862, not 1962, as this translation sparkles with contemporary lyricism and humor."--Karen Vanuska, Quarterly Conversation--Quarterly Conversation

"Long before Jerry Seinfeld and Samuel Beckett, there was Ivan Goncharov, a minor government official in czarist Russia, and his classic novel about an ordinary Russian aristocrat mired in his own extraordinary inertia."--Chris Lehman, Bookforum
--Bookforum
About the Author:
The Russian novelist IVAN GONCHAROV (1812-1891) was born in Simbirsk, Russia. He served for thirty years as a minor government official and traveled widely. His short stories, critiques, essays, and memoirs were published posthumously in 1919. Oblomov was his most popular and critically acclaimed novel during his lifetime.
MARIAN SCHWARTZ has translated Russian literature for over thirty years. She has published over two dozen book-length translations, along with twenty issues of Russian Studies in Literature. She is the principal English translator of the works of Nina Berberova and is a past president of the American Literary Translators Association.

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  • PublisherSEVEN STORIES PRESS
  • Publication date2009
  • ISBN 10 1583228403
  • ISBN 13 9781583228401
  • BindingHardcover
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