Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Format
ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Ja
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
30.09.2025
Verlag
Lebooks EditoraSeitenzahl
190 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
978 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9786558947660
A Common Story (1847) is Ivan Goncharov's debut novel, centered on the clash between youthful romanticism and pragmatic reality in 19th-century Russia. The protagonist, Alexander Aduev, leaves his provincial home full of idealistic dreams about love, poetry, and success in St. Petersburg. He imagines a future shaped by passion and lofty ideals, hoping to become both a man of letters and a person of influence. However, his youthful illusions soon collide with the harsh realities of urban life and the demands of practicality.
Upon arriving in St. Petersburg, Alexander is taken in by his uncle, Pyotr Ivanovich Aduev, a seasoned, pragmatic businessman. Pyotr embodies the sober values of discipline, order, and rational calculation, constantly countering Alexander's romantic impulses with lessons rooted in experience. The novel develops as a dialogue between these two worldviews: the nephew's passionate idealism versus the uncle's pragmatic realism. Their confrontations highlight the inevitability of compromise and the fading of youthful enthusiasm in the face of societal expectations.
As Alexander gradually abandons his dreams and adapts to the materialistic and practical norms of his uncle's world, the novel becomes a meditation on disillusionment and maturity. Goncharov portrays not only a personal coming-of-age story but also a broader commentary on the generational shift taking place in Russian society, where romantic aspirations often yielded to the demands of bureaucracy, commerce, and social convention.
Ivan Goncharov (1812-1891) was a Russian novelist best known for works such as Oblomov and The Precipice. His novels explore themes of personal disillusionment, social change, and the tension between idealism and pragmatism, often through characters caught between dreams and reality. A Common Story, his first novel, established him as a major voice in Russian literature, setting the stage for his later, more celebrated works that examine the psychology of inertia, ambition, and the cultural transformations of 19th-century Russia.
Upon arriving in St. Petersburg, Alexander is taken in by his uncle, Pyotr Ivanovich Aduev, a seasoned, pragmatic businessman. Pyotr embodies the sober values of discipline, order, and rational calculation, constantly countering Alexander's romantic impulses with lessons rooted in experience. The novel develops as a dialogue between these two worldviews: the nephew's passionate idealism versus the uncle's pragmatic realism. Their confrontations highlight the inevitability of compromise and the fading of youthful enthusiasm in the face of societal expectations.
As Alexander gradually abandons his dreams and adapts to the materialistic and practical norms of his uncle's world, the novel becomes a meditation on disillusionment and maturity. Goncharov portrays not only a personal coming-of-age story but also a broader commentary on the generational shift taking place in Russian society, where romantic aspirations often yielded to the demands of bureaucracy, commerce, and social convention.
Ivan Goncharov (1812-1891) was a Russian novelist best known for works such as Oblomov and The Precipice. His novels explore themes of personal disillusionment, social change, and the tension between idealism and pragmatism, often through characters caught between dreams and reality. A Common Story, his first novel, established him as a major voice in Russian literature, setting the stage for his later, more celebrated works that examine the psychology of inertia, ambition, and the cultural transformations of 19th-century Russia.
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