The Precipice (Goncharov novel)

The Precipice
First publication in Vestnik Evropy
AuthorIvan Goncharov
Original titleОбрыв
LanguageRussian
PublisherVestnik Evropy
Publication date
1869
Publication placeRussia
Media typeprint (Hardback & Paperback)

The Precipice (Russian: Обрыв, romanizedObryv), also translated as Malinovka Heights, is the third and the last novel by Ivan Goncharov, first published in January–May 1869 issues of Vestnik Evropy magazine.[1] The novel, conceived in 1849, took twenty years to be completed and has been preceded by the publication of the three extracts: "Sophja Nikolayevna Belovodova" (Sovremennik, No.2, 1860), "Grandmother" and "Portrait" (Otechestvennye Zapiski, Nos.1-2, 1861). The author considered it to be his most definitive work, in which he fully realized his grand artistic ambition. Less successful than its predecessor Oblomov (1859), The Precipice is still regarded as one of the Russian literature's classics.[2][3]

  1. ^ The Works by I.A.Goncharov in 6 volumes. Ogonyok Library. Pravda Publishers. Moscow, 1972. Vol.VI. Commentaries, pp.749-750.
  2. ^ The Works by I.A.Goncharov in 6 volumes. Ogonyok Library. Pravda Publishers. Moscow, 1972. Vol.I. Commentaries by S.Mashinsky, pp.3-50.
  3. ^ Nikolayev, P.A. "Goncharov, I.A." Russian Writers. Biobibliographical dictionary. Vol.1. Prosveshchenye Publishers, 1990. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

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