The Precipice is a story of the romantic rivalry among three men, condemning nihilism as subverting the religious and moral values of Russia. It was originally published in 1869 in Vestnik Evropy. Later critics came to see it as the final part of a trilogy, each part introducing a character typical of Russian high society of a certain period: first Aduev ("A Common Story"), then Oblomov ("Oblomov"), and finally Raisky, a gifted man, his artistic development halted by "lack of direction". According to scholar S. Mashinsky, as a social epic, The Precipice was superior to both A Common Story and Oblomov. Goncharov considered The Precipice to be his best work, in which he managed to realize his artistic ambition to the full. "Dreams and aspirations of Raisky for me sound like a sonorous chord, praising a Woman, Motherland, God and love," he wrote in a letter to Mikhail Stasyulevich. ( summary by tovarisch, based on Wikipedia articles)
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The preface is relatively short, but the total word count exceeds 100K, and I'll be lucky if, reading/editing a section a week, I finish it before next year...
tovarisch
reality prompts me to scale down my reading, sorry to say to PLers: do correct my pronunciation please
This is the first I've listened to one of your recordings. I enjoyed your reading style, and look forward to proof listening to the rest of the chapters. And I will certainly select some of your existing work for pleasure listening.
Thank you,
Don (DACSoft)
Bringing the Baseball Joe series to audio!
