Oblomov (1859) is one of Russian literature’s most original and beloved novels, and its hero — the mild, dreamy, impossibly inert Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, who spends the first hundred pages struggling to get out of bed — gave the Russian language a new word: “oblomovism,” the paralysis of will and retreat from life. Goncharov’s novel is at once a comedy, a social satire, and a surprisingly moving portrait of a certain kind of soul.
Cherished for over a century and a half, Oblomov rewards every reader who gives it patience. Download the free EPUB and sink into one of the most comfortable — and unexpectedly profound — novels in world literature.