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The Same Old Story (Russian: Обыкнове́нная исто́рия, romanized: Obyknovennaya istorya) is the first novel by Ivan Goncharov, written between 1844 and 1846 and published in 1847. It has also been published in English under the titles A Common Story and An Ordinary Story.
Jun 23, 2020 · Filled with dreams of pursuing a career as a poet, the young Alexander Aduev moves from the country to St Petersburg, where he takes up lodgings next to his uncle Pyotr, a shrewd and world-weary businessman.
The Same Old Story: A Novel. Иван Александрович Гончаров. Progress Publishers, 1975 - Russia - 390 pages. "Filled with dreams of pursuing a career as a poet, the young Alexander Aduev moves...
The same psychological insight that makes ''Oblomov'' so compelling permeates ''The Same Old Story'' with its contrast between Alexander, a young nobleman fresh from the simplicity of country life, and the older uncle, Pyotr.
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Told in the author's trademark humorous style and presented in a sparkling new translation by Stephen Pearl, The Same Old Story -- Goncharov's first novel, preceding his masterpiece Oblomov...
Alma Books, Jan 1, 2018 - Fiction - 401 pages Filled with dreams of pursuing a career as a poet, the young Alexander Aduev moves from the country to St Petersburg, where he takes up...
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Told in the author’s trademark humorous style and presented in a sparkling new translation by Stephen Pearl, The Same Old Story – Goncharov’s first novel, preceding his masterpiece Oblomov by twelve years – is a study of lost illusions and rude spiritual awakening in the modern world.
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- Ivan Goncharov, Translated by Stephen Pearl
