Bibliograph

Oblomov, Ivan Goncharov

Type

Label

Oblomov, Ivan Goncharov

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Oblomov

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Ivan Goncharov

Summary

The novel focuses on the midlife crisis of the main character, Oblomov, an upper middle class son of a member of Russia's nineteenth century landed gentry. Oblomov's distinguishing characteristic is his slothful attitude towards life. While a common negative characteristic, Oblomov raises this trait to an art form, conducting his little daily business apathetically from his bed

Target audience

adult

Classification