Oblomov - Ivan Goncharov Translator: E

Translator: E

The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin and The Captain's Daughter

includes the egg sellers and faded bullfighters surrounding Fortunata as well as the quieter

Hindou is married off to a man she does not know or want

Oblomov - Ivan Goncharov Translator: EIlya Ilyich Oblomov is a member of Russia's dying aristocracy a man so lazy that he has given up his job in the Civil Service, neglected his books, insulted his friends and found himself in debt. Too apathetic to do anything about his problems, he lives in a grubby, crumbling apartment, waited on by Zakhar, his equally idle servant. Terrified by the bustle and activity necessary to participate in the real world, Oblomov manages to avoid work, postpone