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Feudal Russia comes to life in this tale of the life of Ilya Oblomov, a son of Russia's landed aristocracy. Although he inherits an estate, Oblomov fails to take up the entrepreneurial spirit of the day. Unlike his contemporary Schtmidt, who travels far and wide and develops his estate, Oblomov, ever sitting on his couch in soiled bedclothes, never gets beyond planning the first step or writing to his bailiff. His qualities of soulfulness and loyalty are highly vaunted in the book, and two close
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May 28, 2011
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Not sure what I expected of this book, there's no fast moving plot. Nothing sensational happens, but either Goncharov's language is beautiful or he has a very good translator.
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کتابی که باید خوند به سختی.. ولی به شدت اثرگذار ادمایی که تا اخر عمر شبیه ابلوموف دیده میشن
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