ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ivan Goncharov (1812-1891) was a renowned Russian novelist known for his masterpiece, Oblomov, which critiqued the Russian nobility and introduced the “superfluous man” archetype. Goncharov also penned down the travelogue, The Frigate Pallada, and the novel, The Precipice. Despite a relatively small literary output, Goncharov’s keen observations on human psychology and social Read more…