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Uniform Title: Obryv. English

Title: The Precipice

Note: This text is condensed from the original.

Note: Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

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Summary: "The Precipice" by Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century, set against the backdrop of Russian society. The book revolves around the life of the main character, Boris Pavlovich Raisky, who is portrayed as a charming but discontented man struggling with his aspirations and personal identity, exploring themes of artistic ambition and the conflicts between societal expectations and individual desires. The opening of the novel introduces Raisky, who is characterized by a complex blend of youthful exuberance and weariness from life’s disappointments. Despite his intelligence and artistic inclinations, he grapples with feelings of idleness and unfulfilled potential, as childhood memories and relationships with those around him shape his disillusionment. As he returns to his aunt's estate by the Volga River after years away, he is confronted with memories of a past filled with beauty, traditions, and turbulence. The narrative sets the stage for Raisky's internal struggles with familial ties, societal duties, and his quest for personal meaning as he navigates through his relationships with his aunt Tatiana and his younger cousins, Veroshka and Marfinka. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich, 1812-1891

EBook No.: 7307

Published: Jan 1, 2005

Downloads: 164

Language: English

Subject: Love stories

Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Uniform Title: Obryv. English

Title: The Precipice

Note: This text is condensed from the original.

Note: Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Credits: Text file produced by Susan Skinner, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
HTML file produced by David Widger

Summary: "The Precipice" by Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov is a novel likely written in the mid-19th century, set against the backdrop of Russian society. The book revolves around the life of the main character, Boris Pavlovich Raisky, who is portrayed as a charming but discontented man struggling with his aspirations and personal identity, exploring themes of artistic ambition and the conflicts between societal expectations and individual desires. The opening of the novel introduces Raisky, who is characterized by a complex blend of youthful exuberance and weariness from life’s disappointments. Despite his intelligence and artistic inclinations, he grapples with feelings of idleness and unfulfilled potential, as childhood memories and relationships with those around him shape his disillusionment. As he returns to his aunt's estate by the Volga River after years away, he is confronted with memories of a past filled with beauty, traditions, and turbulence. The narrative sets the stage for Raisky's internal struggles with familial ties, societal duties, and his quest for personal meaning as he navigates through his relationships with his aunt Tatiana and his younger cousins, Veroshka and Marfinka. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Goncharov, Ivan Aleksandrovich, 1812-1891

EBook No.: 7307

Published: Jan 1, 2005

Downloads: 164

Language: English

Subject: Love stories

Subject: Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.