25h 35m
Oblomov
Author:
Ivan Goncharov (1)
Reader: Narek Baghdasaryan (251)
Category:
Prose (334)
Novel (265)
Russian literature (7)
Translator:
Yervand Ter-Minasyan (2)
Age Recommendation: 13+
The novel became one of the most famous and significant works of 19th-century Russian literature and tells the story of the life and fate of the main character, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, a withdrawn man who suffers from inactivity, laziness, and a lack of purpose. The main character lives in a world of his own dreams and fantasies, unable to take an active part in life. The plot develops around the hero’s attempts to change his life and overcome his weaknesses, but in the end he remains a prisoner of his own inactivity.