Oblomova is Mata Ney, who lounges around in her salon and yawns in chorus with her cats while she looks out her window at winter, following the example of Oblomov, a character who embodies Slavic idleness. The widow of a rich man whose will obliges her to work, she has successfully avoided the dead man’s wishes and, through cunning, has been able to safeguard her agreeable lassitude, and she basks on the fleecy boundary between melancholy and lethargy. And then, one
day, someone knocks on her door…
TITLE : Obloma | L'Oblomova
AUTHOR : Tecia Werbowski
COUNTRY : Canada
AUTHOR : Tecia Werbowski
COUNTRY : Canada
NUMBER OF PAGES : 56
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
TECIA WERBOWSKI is the author of eight novels, as well as short stories and an account of the rescue of Jews in Poland during World War II. Born in Lwow, Poland, and at heart a citizen of Prague, she has lived in Canada since 1968 and now divides her time between that city and Montreal. Her work has been translated into a number of languages and has been adapted for radio and television. As well, most of her novels have been adapted for the stage and Tecia Werbowski is among the authors in the repertoire of the Prague National Theatre. Le mur entre nous (The Wall Between Us) ran in Prague for close to five years, then was presented in other European theatres. It has also been adapted for the BBC by Pavel Kohut.
TECIA WERBOWSKI is the author of eight novels, as well as short stories and an account of the rescue of Jews in Poland during World War II. Born in Lwow, Poland, and at heart a citizen of Prague, she has lived in Canada since 1968 and now divides her time between that city and Montreal. Her work has been translated into a number of languages and has been adapted for radio and television. As well, most of her novels have been adapted for the stage and Tecia Werbowski is among the authors in the repertoire of the Prague National Theatre. Le mur entre nous (The Wall Between Us) ran in Prague for close to five years, then was presented in other European theatres. It has also been adapted for the BBC by Pavel Kohut.