{"product_id":"oblomov-new-translation-by-ivan-goncharov-9781847493446","title":"Oblomov: New Translation","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1859, \u003cem\u003eOblomov\u003c\/em\u003e is an indisputable classic of Russian literature, comparable in its stature to such masterpieces as Gogol’s \u003cem\u003eDead Souls\u003c\/em\u003e, Tolstoy’s \u003cem\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/em\u003e, and Dostoevsky’s \u003cem\u003eBrothers Karamazov\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book centres on the figure of Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, a member of the dying class of the landed gentry, who spends most of his time lying in bed gazing at life in an apathetic daze. He is encouraged by his equally lazy servant Zakhar and routinely swindled by his acquaintances. However, this torpid existence comes to an end when, spurred on by his crumbling finances, the love of a woman, and the reproaches of his friend, the hard-working Stoltz, Oblomov finds that he must engage with the real world and face up to his commitments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRich in situational comedy, psychological complexity, and social satire, \u003cem\u003eOblomov\u003c\/em\u003e—here presented in Stephen Pearl’s award-winning translation, the first major English-language version of the novel in more than fifty years—is a timeless novel and a monument to human idleness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558972735724,"sku":"9781847493446","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781847493446-oblomov-new-translation.jpg?v=1776924949","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/oblomov-new-translation-by-ivan-goncharov-9781847493446","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}