{"product_id":"an-uncommon-story-paperback","title":"An Uncommon Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvan Goncharov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephen Pearl\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoncharov was the leading Russian writer of the 1850s and, as the author of\u003ci\u003e The Same Old Story\u003c\/i\u003e, was regarded as \"the real heir to Nikolai Gogol\". But the publication of Turgenev's first full-length novel, \u003ci\u003eA Nest of the Gentry\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1859, at around the same time as Goncharov's \u003ci\u003eOblomov\u003c\/i\u003e, which had been more than ten years in the making, suddenly changed the public's perception. Turgenev's success was eyed with suspicion by his rival, who started to believe that his work in progress, \u003ci\u003eMalinovka Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, had been plagiarized by his former friend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGoncharov had in fact discussed in detail with Turgenev the plot of his new novel, and the latter later admitted that, being very impressionable, he may have been influenced by some of its elements, but his friend's charges went further: he accused the younger writer of stealing his ideas, his characters and even some of his plotlines. As Turgenev's success increased over the years, so did Goncharov's resentment, and the two novelists, although later reconciled, stopped communicating with each other. \u003ci\u003eAn Uncommon Story\u003c\/i\u003e, published posthumously in 1924, contrary to its author's wishes, is an extraordinary document that lays bare the jealousies felt but rarely expressed by writers, and an eternal monument to literary paranoia.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvan Goncharov\u003c\/b\u003e (1812-91) was a Russian official, novelist, critic and travel writer, who is best remembered for his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eOblomov\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9.06 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764183990560,"sku":"9781847499028","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/320855a807c80c4c8c45fb4dc8801d95.webp?v=1780245037","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-uncommon-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}