Oblomov (Masterpieces of Foreign Literature Series)

The creation of the novel "Oblomov" began in the 1840s. It is the representative work of the outstanding Russian realist writer Goncharov. It was not completed until 1859 and occupies an important position in the history of Russian literature. The novel creates an image of a character who is upright, kind, and gentle, but also lazy, obsessed with fantasy, inactive, and conservative. Oblomov, a landowner and intellectual, was pampered and regarded labor and public service as unbearable burdens. Although he envisioned a huge action plan, he was unable to accomplish anything. In the end, he could only lie on the sofa and dawdle, becoming a complete lazy man and waste. Russian writer Turgenev said: "Even when there is only one Russian left, he will remember Oblomov."