Oblomov
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Oblomov (, ) is the second novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is the central character of the novel, portrayed as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th-century Russian literature. Oblomov is a young, generous nobleman who seems incapable of making important decisions or undertaking any significant actions. Throughout the novel, he rarely leaves his room or bed. In the first 50 pages, he only manages to move from his bed to a chair.
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- Author
- Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Гончаро́в
- First published
- 2002
- Editions
- 85
- Subjects
- Fiction, general, Russia (federation), fiction
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Key facts
- Book.translator
- C. J. Hogarth
- Book.image
- Oblomov-russ1859.jpg
- Book.author
- Ivan Goncharov
- Book.country
- Russia
- Book.language
- Russian
- Book.release_date
- 1859
- Book.media_type
- Book.preceded_by
- Frigate "Pallada"
- Book.name
- Oblomov
- Book.title_orig
- Обломов
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Ivan Goncharov
- Genre
- critical realism
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Follows
- The Same Old Story
- Narrative location
- Russian Empire
- Image
- Oblomov-russ1859.jpg
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- title
- Обломов
- publication date
- 1859-00-00
- inception
- 1847-00-00
- language of work or name
- Russian
- copyright status
- public domain
- first line
- В Гороховой улице, в одном из больших домов, народонаселения которого стало бы на целый уездный город, лежал утром в постели, на своей квартире, Илья Ильич Обломов.
- last line
- И он рассказал ему, что здесь написано.
- set in period
- 19th century
- number of parts of this work
- 46
- Commons category
- Oblomov
- form of creative work
- novel
- work available at URL
- www.projekt-gutenberg.org/gontscha/oblomow/oblomow.html
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Creation and publication
- Plot summary
- Characters
- Style
- Narrator
- Characterizations and depictions
- Themes
- Stages of life
- Childhood
- Adulthood
- Oblomovism
- Social changes in Russia
- Literary criticism
- Adaptations
- Spike Milligan play
- Film adaptations
- Radio adaptations
- English translations
- Based on 1859 text
- Based on 1862 text
- References
- External links
Oblomov (, ) is the second novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is the central character of the novel, portrayed as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th-century Russian literature. Oblomov is a young, generous nobleman who seems incapable of making important decisions or undertaking any significant actions. Throughout the novel, he rarely leaves his room or bed. In the first 50 pages, he only manages to move from his bed to a chair.
The novel was popular when it came out, and some of its characters and devices have imprinted on Russian culture and language.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Oblomov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.