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by I.A. Goncharov (Author) "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..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 446 pages
  • Publisher: Bookking International,France; New Ed edition (Dec 1994)
  • Language Russian
  • ISBN-10: 2877142612
  • ISBN-13: 978-2877142618
  • Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 11.1 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,393,610 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Laziness and indecision as an art form, 13 Jul 2005
By Colin C "Colin C" (Glasgow) - See all my reviews
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This is one of my favourite novels, and one of the very finest of the golden age of Russian literature in the nineteenth century, up there with Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.

Goncharov only wrote a handful of books (3 novels and a travelogue), and of these Oblomov is by far the best (although his final novel, The Precipice is under-rated and of interest too). Oblomov is the simple story of a nobleman in Tsarist Russia who has plenty of opportunities for success in love and life, but who finds it very difficult to take them - or indeed to do anything decisive at all other than laze around.

Oblomov seems to embody potential unfulfilled and a stubborn to change and take on new ideas, and he has been seen by many as a metaphor for pre-revolution Russia. 'Oblomovism' has apparently become a common term in Russia, meaning, of course, procrastination or inaction.

Amazingly for a book about seemingly so little, Oblomov glides by, perhaps because it is so well written. This is a singular and fascinating novel, with some stunningly detailed and well drawn characters. It may be of a very different style to most modern books, but I wuld strongly recommend it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sad and hilarious tale of a slothful nobleman, 25 Sep 2000
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This is a wonderful story of an extremely lazy and kind-hearted nobleman who sees his life and only love waste away before his eyes, but cannot bring himself to act to prevent it. It is a delightful evocation of the comical and melancholy life on a Russian estate and a sad and gripping portrait of a good man undone by his own lethargy.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Liked Oblomov, 7 Jul 2006
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I read OBLOMOV from a recommendation and what actually made me to buy it was because my friend considered it to be one of his favorite book of all time. I agree with him about that. It is an amazing book. Not only that, I developed an interest in the author's other works. Nevertheless, this is a wonderfully written book It is an absolute masterpiece, a classic accepted in Russia and the rest of the world.UNION MOUK,THE ARTAMONOV BUSINESS,AND QUIET FLOWS THE DON are other good Russian stories I enjoyed.
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