Oblomov

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.

Satira blanda a lui Goncharov despre esecurile nobilistii si birocratiei ruse din secolul al XIX-lea se transforma in ceva mai profund si mai bogat decat satira, in timp ce sondeaza caracterul unui protagonist a carui letargie constitutionala devine un simbol pentru starea de rau a spiritului uman intr-o lume alienante.