Oblomov (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Ivan Goncharov
- First Published: 1859
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: First half of the nineteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Nineteenth century, Marriage, Friendship, Landlords or tenants, Russia or Russian people, Hedonism
- Locales: St. Petersburg, Russia
Places Discussed
Oblomov’s apartment. Residence of Ilya Ilyitch Oblomov on St. Petersburg’s Gorokhovaya Street. Oblomov has settled in so tightly that his apartment has become a prison of his own making. He spends most of each day lying in bed, wrapped in a robe of Asian style, without any hint of the European character Czar Peter the Great had tried to impose upon the Russian aristocracy. Even Oblomov’s manservant, Zakhar, has slipped into the thrall of his master’s lassitude, and the entire apartment has become covered by a layer of dust. Books lie open wherever...
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