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Oblomov

Ivan Goncharov,

Galya Diment (Introduction),

Stephen Pearl (Translator)

Start date: September 1, 2021

Finish date: October 31, 2021

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Feb 01, 2021 Chrissie rated it did not like it

Shelves: soviet-union, philo-psychol, russia, hf, classics, free, 2021-read, relationships, humor, love

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Oblomov
Made by Blackstone Audio
Translated by C.J. Hogarth
Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
Running time: 6 hrs and 18 min
Unabridged—although said to be unabridged, this is false information. The audiobook is ABRIDGED!!!!!!!!
The incorrect information is provided by Blackstone Audio.

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I dislike VERY much when incorrect information is given to readers/listeners! Audible hands out a free audiob ...more

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Dec 05, 2014 Laura rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction-19th-century, audio-books, read-2014, 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, russian-fiction

From BBC Radio 4:
Gentle, intelligent Oblomov completely fails to deal with life. He lives in a flat in St Petersburg. He is always about to go and sort out his estate but he rarely gets out of bed. Never doing today what he can put off till tomorrow, Oblomov is a tragic-comic hero for a couch potato generation.

Starring Toby Jones as Oblomov, Trevor Peacock as Zahar and Claire Skinner as Olga. Singer: Olivia Robinson and pianist: Helen Crayford.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt Director Claire Grove

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Mar 01, 2021 Zuly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: russian-literature, fiction, around-the-world-challenge, around-the-world, psychological, family, history, culture, identity, literature

I'd heard of this book decades ago, and I planned to read it one day. Beautiful, sweet, and heartwarming. The characters are fully fleshed out and loveable, with Oblomov at center, where he belongs. With a noble heart and pure soul, he is a lifelong friend, in spite of his never wanting to lift a finger or even, as a young man, get out of bed. He is a gentleman who can't leave behind the manner of living in which he was raised. This author is a genius. I'm surprised I hadn't read him until now.

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