Oblomov

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• jaco8 · Sep 2, 2017 · Recommends

  Poor no more - Robert Chester Ruark A Coffin Full of Dreams - Frisco Hitt Oblomov - Ivan Goncharov The Man Without Qualities - Robert Musil

  on “Ask HN: What books have made the biggest impact on your mental models?” ↗
• slilo · Dec 24, 2016 · Recommends

  Since the theme of procrastination and self-discipline is quite popular on HN, I would recommend OP and everyone here "Oblomov" and "Frigate Pallada" by I.A.Goncharov.

  on “Ask HN: What are some great fiction reads for someone that reads non-fiction” ↗
• nandreev · Dec 16, 2019 · Mentions

  …Geopolitics of Natural Gas (A. Grigas) We (Y. Zamyatin) The Annotated Turing: A Guided Tour Through Alan Turing's Historic Paper (C. Petzold) Endurance (A. Lansing) Economics: The User's Guide (H. Chang) Oblomov (I. Goncharov)

  on “Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020?” ↗
• 9o1d · Nov 27, 2024 · Mentions

  Ilya Ilyich Oblomov was lying in bed one morning in his flat in Gorokhovaya Street in one of those large houses which have as many inhabitants as a country town. "Oblomov". https://www.litres.ru/book/ivan-goncharov/oblomov-oblomov-kn...…

  on “Ask HN: Which Books or Articles Do You Keep Rereading and Why?” ↗
• idoubtit · Jan 4, 2026 · Mentions

  …this novel expresses: what happens after success? Money and career cannot solve all problems; people need more to fill an entire life. As you like Russian literature, I suppose you've read Goncharov's Oblomov and Chekov's theater, especially Uncle Vania. That theme is central in one of the most famous French novel, Flaubert's Madame Bovary. The excellent Italian writer Alberto Moravia also has many novels…

  on “The Great Gatsby is the most misunderstood novel” ↗