Dead Souls
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Gogol Nikolai
Dead Souls
DescriptionA middle-class social climber named Chichikov embarks upon a journey to collect dead souls. These dead souls are in fact serfs who have died since the last census was taken though dead, they have not yet been removed from official records, and are therefore subject to taxation. In an entertaining story about Chichikov s bizarre plan to take out a loan against all the dead souls he acquires, Gogol presents his shady protagonist against a grimly humorous backdrop of supporting characters.
Taras Bulba And Other Tales
DescriptionAll three horsemen rode in silence. Old Taras's thoughts were far away: before him passed his youth, his years--the swift-flying years, over which the Cossack always weeps, wishing that his life might be all youth. He wondered whom of his former comrades he should meet at the Setch. He reckoned up how many had already died, how many were still alive.
The Works of Nikolai Gogol (Annotated with Biography)
DescriptionThe works of Gogol are compiled here with a biography about his life and times.Works include: The Calash The Cloak Dead Souls The Inspector-General The Mantle A May Night Memoirs of a Madman The Mysterious Portrait The Nose St. John’s Eve The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich Taras Bulba The Viy The works of Gogol are compiled here with a biography about his life and times. Works include: The Calash The Cloak Dead Souls The Inspector-General The Mantle A May Night Memoirs of a Madman The Mysterious Portrait The Nose St. John’s Eve The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich Taras Bulba The Viy
The Overcoat and Other Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)
DescriptionFour works by great 19th-century Russian author: "The Nose," a savage satire of Russia's incompetent bureaucrats; "Old-Fashioned Farmers," a pleasant depiction of an elderly couple living in rustic seclusion; "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich," one of Gogol’s most famous comic stories; and "The Overcoat," widely considered a masterpiece of form.
The Collected Tales (Everyman's Library)
Description(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)From the acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Crime and Punishment, and The Brothers Karamazov, a brilliant translation of Nikolai Gogol’s short fiction. Collected here are Gogol’s finest tales—stories that combine the wide-eyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the city dweller—allowing readers to experience anew the unmistakable genius of a writer who paved the way for Dostoevsky and Kafka. All of Gogol’s most memorable creations are here: the minor official who misplaces his nose, the downtrodden clerk whose life is changed by the acquisition of a splendid new overcoat, the wily madman who becomes convinced that a dog can tell him everything he needs to know. The wholly unique blend of the mundane and the supernatural that Gogol crafted established his reputation as one of the most daring and inventive writers of his time.
The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector, and Selected Stories (Penguin Classics)
DescriptionThis expanded collection of influential Russian satirist Nikolay Gogol’s ingenious pieces now includes his most famous play.Gogol Nikolai News![]()
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