Goncharov's gentle satire on the failings of 19th-century Russian gentry and bureaucracy turns into something deeper and richer than satire, as he probes the character of a protagonist whose constitutional lethargy becomes a symbol for the malaise of the human spirit in an alienating world.
- | By (Author): Ivan Goncharov
- | Series:
- | Publisher: Everyman
- | Publication Date: Nov 26, 1992
- | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
- | Number of Pages: 586 pages
- | Language: Not available
- | Binding: Hardback
- | ISBN-10: 1857151240
- | ISBN-13: 9781857151244
- By (Author):
- Ivan Goncharov
- Publisher:
- Everyman
- Publication Date:
- Nov 26, 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages:
- 586 pages
- Binding:
- Hardback
- Language:
- Not available
- ISBN-13:
- 9781857151244