The Same Old Story |
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| Translator:
| Pearl, Stephen |
| Author:
| Goncharov, Ivan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-933480-40-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2016 |
| Publisher: | Bunim and Bannigan Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.00 |
Book Description:
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Goncharov's first novel, Obyknovennaya istoriya or "The Same Old Story," wittily presents the conflicts between the excessive romanticism of a young Russian nobleman freshly arrived in Saint Petersburg from the provinces and the sober pragmatism of his bourgeois uncle. It appeared in 1847 in the periodical "The Contemporary," and created a sensation, marking the debut of one of Russia's greatest writers. It deserves an equal place with Goncharov's classic Oblomov.
Goncharov's first novel, Obyknovennaya istoriya or "The Same Old Story," wittily presents the conflicts between the excessive romanticism of a young Russian nobleman freshly arrived in Saint Petersburg from the provinces and the sober pragmatism of his bourgeois uncle. It appeared in 1847 in the periodical "The Contemporary," and created a sensation, marking the debut of one of Russia's greatest writers. It deserves an equal place with Goncharov's classic Oblomov.