Superfluous man
The Superfluous Man is an 19th Century Russian literary concept. It relates to an individual, possibly of talent and capability, who does not fit into the state-centered pattern of employment. The consequence may be a man who apparently is lazy and ineffectual.
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19th Century - Russia
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It was popularized in the books of Ivan Turgenev and books like Ivan Goncharov's Oblomov and Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground.
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Ivan Turgenev - Ivan Goncharov - Oblomov - Dostoevsky - Notes from Underground
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