Project Gutenberg 2017-05-10 Public domain in the USA. 714 Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich 1812 1891 Гончаров, Иван Александрович Hogarth, C. J. 1869 1942 Hogarth, Charles James Oblomov Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oblomov David Widger "Oblomov" by Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov is a classic novel written in the mid-19th century. The story revolves around the life of Ilya Ilyitch Oblomov, a somewhat lethargic and disenchanted man in his thirties, who embodies a sense of existential inertia and dissatisfaction with social expectations. The novel explores themes of laziness, the struggles of the aristocracy in a changing Russia, and the contrast between active and passive approaches to life. The opening portion of the novel introduces us to Ilya Ilyitch Oblomov, who is depicted as a gentle but deeply apathetic individual, lying in bed and contemplating his life. Despite having opportunities and resources, he struggles with inertia and indecision, often making excuses to avoid taking action regarding his responsibilities. He receives troubling news from the overseer of his estate, which adds to his overall sense of despair and reflects his larger struggle against the pressures of societal life. Throughout the first chapters, we witness Oblomov’s interactions with his servants and friends, who highlight his sense of detachment from the world around him and the growing burden of expectations he feels reluctant to meet. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: Russian Literature 427604 2025-07-22T04:03:57.916933 text/html 424620 2024-10-23T02:04:50 text/html 409499 2025-07-22T04:04:02.770891 application/epub+zip 418017 2025-07-22T04:03:58.723905 application/epub+zip 226564 2025-07-22T04:03:58.311912 application/epub+zip 535198 2025-07-22T04:04:06.084867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503373 2025-07-22T04:04:02.393891 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312333 2022-09-24T22:44:55.830795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364054 2025-07-22T04:03:57.164888 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 344350 2024-10-23T02:04:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17185 2025-07-22T04:04:06.228837 application/rdf+xml 10974 2025-07-22T04:03:58.398879 image/jpeg 1776 2025-07-22T04:03:58.356872 image/jpeg 387648 2025-07-22T04:03:57.956909 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia