{"product_id":"oblomov-a-novel-9781583228401","title":"Oblomov: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet at the beginning of the nineteenth century  before the ideal of industrious modern man  when idleness was still looked upon by Russias serf-owning rural gentry as a plausible and worthy goal  there was Oblomov. Indolent  inattentive  incurious  given to daydreaming and procrastinationindeed  given to any excuse to remain horizontalOblomov is hardly the stuff of heroes. Yet  he is impossible not to admire. He is forgiven for his weakness and beloved for his shining soul. Ivan Goncharovs masterpiece is not just ingenious social satire  but also a sharp criticism of nineteenth-century Russian society. Translator Marian Schwartz breathes new life into Goncharovs voice in this first translation from the generally recognized definitive edition of the Russian original  and the first as well to attempt to replicate in English Goncharovs wry humor and all-embracing humanity  chosen by Slate as one of the Best Books of 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666142224437,"sku":"ByrdShop_1583228403","price":45.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/oblomov-a-novel-9781583228401","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}