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Original Title: Обыкновенная история
ISBN: 0898751985 (ISBN13: 9780898751987)
Edition Language: English
Setting: Saint Petersburg(Russian Federation)
Literary Awards: Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize Nominee for Stephen Pearl (2016)
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The Same Old Story Paperback | Pages: 392 pages
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Title:The Same Old Story
Author:Ivan Goncharov
Book Format:Paperback
Book Edition:Anniversary Edition
Pages:Pages: 392 pages
Published:January 20th 2001 by University Press of the Pacific (first published 1847)
Categories:Cultural. Russia. Classics. Literature. Russian Literature. Fiction

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The Same Old Story (1847) tells the story of Alexander Aduyev who leaves the idyllic setting of his home in the country to seek his fortune and make a career in St. Petersburg under the guidance and protection of his uncle, a government official. Such is the beginning of this "ordinary story". Alexander Aduyev, a "romantic three times over" (to quote Vissarion Belinsky) gradually sheds his idyllic notions and develops into a heartless and calculating climber.

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Since I loved "Oblomov" so much, my guy got me a copy of another book by the same author. It's not nearly as wonderful as "Oblomov" (I'm not sure what could be, actually), but very enjoyable. It's much shorter than the typical Russian novel, so that's something in its favor! (haha) This author had quite an interesting ironic view of life, it seems. Too bad he only wrote three books -- or maybe it's not so bad because who has time to read all these long Russian books -- even this "short" one had

If having read a number of works by nineteenth century Russian authors of the first rank such as Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, you feel a desire to acquaint yourself with those of the second rank, you may want to consider Goncharov who has the virtues of being available in English and who is good enough in places to keep you hoping as you read along that he will somehow rise to the first rank which ultimately he does not.I found the "Same Old Story" to be vastly superior to "Oblomov" which is much

I desire nothing, seek nothing but peace, the slumber of the soul... I turn to stone. In this trance anything can happen, I see neither others nor myself. I do nothing and do not notice the actions either of others or myself - and I am at peace, I am indifferent. There can be no happiness for me, and I will not succumb to unhappiness.Oh, for the love of Gutenberg, I need to find this.

The first Goncharov novel I've read, I found this quite an interesting study of both the outer and the inner worlds of man and the Russia of the time. Published in 1847, his work predates that of Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, but in many ways he foreshadows their fixation with moral issues and development of Russia politically, socially and economically.In an 'Afterword' the author states the rather obvious point that this novel presents a contrast between the old Russia of the countryside, of a

I loved it! Especially the cynical uncle.

I really enjoyed this story.A young man dreaming of being a poet and an author of the caliber of Pushkin, moves to St. Petersburg to take a job with his Uncle. His uncle despises romanticism and encourages a somber realism that denies love, beauty, and art. It reminded me of Turgenev's Fathers and Sons. The uncle gradually wears down the young man through failed romances and an unsuccessful attempt at publication. The man eventually rejects romanticism and and engages in an unhealthy and

An honest story of love, especially first love, the dreams and foolishness of youth and the realization and acceptance of what life is all about in maturity. What I've always admired about Russian authors is their insight into the fallibility of human nature.