The same old story
By: Ivan Goncharov ; translated by Stephen Pearl
Contributors: Pearl, Stephen, 1934- translator
Series: Alma classics
Publisher: Alma Classics
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 385
ISBN-13: 9781847495624
Subjects: Social conditions; Disappointment; City and town life; Fiction
Work titles: Obyknovennai͡a istorii͡a
Description: 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. As his ideals are challenged by disappointment in the fields of love, friendship and poetical ambition, Alexander must decide whether to return to the homely values he has left behind or adapt to the ruthless rules and morals of city life.
Notes: Translated from the Russian.