female author who wrote a book wherein husband transforms in her mind into a man she names oblomov.?

Question

the author is female and she was either crazy, on heroin, or both. She writes about weird dreams she has with lots of symbolism and animals. I think the word "tiger" is in the title

I'm not looking for books by Oblomov the Russian or books about a character named Oblomov. The renaming of her husband is just incidental, but it's the only thing I remember about the book. Other than that she was either crazy, on heroin, or both. I'm pretty sure she was american,too. Describes her weird dreams in the book with animals and symbolism.

Answer 1

Is the husband meant to be a reference to the Russian novel of that name?

Answer 2

Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov (June 18, 1812 – September 27, 1891; June 6, 1812 – September 15, 1891, O.S.) was a Russian novelist best known as the author of Oblomov (1859). He was born in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk); his father was a wealthy grain merchant. After graduating from Moscow University in 1834 Goncharov served for thirty years as a minor government official.

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