The precipice
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Contributions
- Magnus, Laury. - Contributor
- Jakim, Boris. - Contributor
Publication
1994 - Ardis, Ann Arbor, Mich, Michigan
Language
English
Word Count
106,500 words, Guess
Page Count
426 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveprecipice0000gonc_v8x7
- ISBN-100875010962
- ISBN-139780875010960
- Goodreads3809429
- LibraryThing4039226
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- Library of Congress Control Number91031095
- OCLC Control Number24467551
- Better World BooksW8-BTU-511
- Open LibraryOL1551300M
Classifications
- DDC891.73/3
- LCCPG3337.G6 O1813 1994
Description
"In The Precipice Goncharov combines various genres: novel about the artist, political novel, and romance. This work contrasts the then new ideas of philosophical positivism, utilitarianism and atheism with romantic idealism and traditional values. These various views are examined through the characters of three men laboring to win the love of the heroine, Vera: Boris Raisky, an artist-dilettant; Mark Volokhov, a nihilist in the tradition of Turgenev's Bazarov; and Ivan Tushin, a traditional, yet enlightened landowner.". "The Precipice is especially notable for its women. The heroine, Vera, is one of Russian literature's most independent and intelligent female characters, and the full-blooded portrait of Raisky's wise and strong grandmother is no less remarkable."--BOOK JACKET.
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