Publisher's Synopsis
Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (/'g?nt??r?f/, [1] also US: /-r??f/;[2] Russian: Ива´н Алекса´ндрович Гончаро´в, tr. Iván Aleksándrovich Goncharóv, IPA: [?'van ?l??k'sandr?v??d? g?n?t??'rof]; 18 June [O.S. 6 June] 1812 - 27 September [O.S. 15 September] 1891[3]) was a Russian novelist best known for his novels A Common Story (1847), Oblomov (1859), and The Precipice (1869). He also served in many official capacities, including the position of censor.
