An Ordinary Story
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- Synopsis
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An Ordinary Story describes the coming of age of a romantic young man from the provinces who moves to Petersburg in search of love and a career. Psychologically acute in its delineation of his relationship with his mentor uncle, this work has a great deal of charm as well as interest.
Since Goncharov himself had worked as a bureaucrat in the civil service, his depiction of this world and the compromises it exacted from his heroes is genuinely compelling. A work that retains its relevance for Russians even today (it has been staged several times as a play in the Soviet Union), An Ordinary Story marked the debut of a major Russian novelist.
- Copyright:
- 1994
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781468311969
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781468310764
- Publisher:
- Overlook
- Date of Addition:
- 04/07/15
- Copyrighted By:
- Ardis Publishers
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.