A reluctant hero
Ivan Goncharov, writing from Hong Kong: “I am one of those travelers for whom travel is something of a torture. The moment I have to change my habit or my daily routine, see a new face, force myself to talk to someone, and particularly find my own underwear and clothing, and I just don’t want anything anymore.”
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Sounds stereotypical Russian? 😁
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Very much so! Goncharov's nickname at that time was Prince Lazy. He clearly depicted himself when he pushed the stereotype to the extreme in his novel Oblomov (1859).
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