The Precipice
Original title: Obryv
earliest edition we have, 1977 BiblioBazaar, 2006 paperback 294 pages
Classics of Russian literature
"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 ni...
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