Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov background, translations and related issues

[Amalie]

Use this thread for above purposes. Please use #SPOILER# alert when necessary.

I'll open the first thread (for Part 1 of the novel)on 8th.

[hythm]

my copy is an ebook
from penguin classics
it states David Magarshack translated it back in 1954

sorry but by background what do you mean ?
the authors background ?

[Shahistha]

I just bought the Bunim & Bannigan paperback edition. Ready to go !!

[Amalie]

hythm wrote: "sorry but by background what do you mean ?
the authors background ?"

Anything you want to share with others :)

[Dee]

There don't seem to be too many translations available in English. The 2 mentioned above are the only ones I could find. The most recent is Stephen Pearl's 2006 version Shahistha has, which is now also available from Alma Classics. The only one after that I could find is David Magarshack's. My library has that, but Pearl's effort has received some very good reviews, so I might try to find a copy instead.

[Janith]

David wrote: "There don't seem to be too many translations available in English. The 2 mentioned above are the only ones I could find. The most recent is Stephen Pearl's 2006 version Shahistha has, which is now ..."

Try this link David http://lesonart.com/con/oblomov-every...

[Dee]

Janith wrote: "Try this link David"

Thanks for that, although I can't seem to download it, which is a shame, as the only other version I have been able to find online is Hogarth's seriously abridged 1915 translation. It seems to be Natalie Duddington's 1929 translation.

There are also translations by Ann Dunnigan (1963) and Marian Schwartz (2008)

Barry P. Scherr's review of Schwartz's translation provides a useful overview of all the English translations (available here for those who have access to JSTOR: http://www.jstor.org/stable/23349222 )

[Mary Ellen]

I just requested Stephen Pearl's translation from my library. Hope to pick it up tomorrow ...

[Bigollo]

Just wanted to mention it here - there is a nice movie 'Oblomov' by Nikita Mikhalkov (with English subtitles), based on the novel.

Superb acting! A good retrospection after reading the book.

[Janith]

Gosh,, most of these e-books are not complete translations. So be aware folks !. But I think the book's available almost in every library. I found a complete and unabridged translation of Oblamov in our public library couple of months ago. It was old and dusty, but a very good translation.

[Ani]

Hello everybody
Is this a good e-book copy: https://archive.org/details/oblomoviv...
All the versions i have found are less than 500 pages.
I cant find the book in my country thats why i'm searching for the e-book.

[Dee]

Ani wrote: "Hello everybody
Is this a good e-book copy: https://archive.org/details/oblomoviv...
All the versions i have found are less than 500 pages.
I cant find the book in my country thats why i'..."

No, I'm afraid not. That is the abridged translation by Hogarth which was the first English publication, and seems to be the only version available for free online. I don't know if you can buy Kindle books on amazon.co.uk from your country, but if you can there are several good translations available for £1.49 (about 2 Euros):
Nathalie Duddington (1929) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oblomov-Ivan-...

David Magarshack (1954) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oblomov-Pengu...

Stephen Pearl (2006) http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oblomov-Ivan-...

Don't get any of the cheaper versions, as far as I can tell these are the only complete versions.

There are also translations available in other European languages if you are able to read them. I found two German translations available free just now.

[Janith]

I searched online for one hour or so for a good translation but couldn't find one. Most of the free versions are either blocked or removed. Gonna try again tomorrow. Found a complete translation of War and Peace though

[Dmitry]

The public domain texts in Russian, Estonian and French could be found at wikisource: https://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%9E...

[Katie]

Bigollo wrote: "Just wanted to mention it here - there is a nice movie 'Oblomov' by Nikita Mikhalkov (with English subtitles), based on the novel.

Superb acting! A good retrospection after reading the book."

I have seen this movie and I agree, it is very good!