description: Gogol's biting satirical comedy, first published in 1835, is an outrageous rant against the civil service and the class system of 19th century Russia. It combines realism with the fantastic and the absurd as one man struggles to be noticed by the woman he adores. Gogol's stories are rooted in commonplace events and his characters are common people but Gogol combined that in a weird world of fantasy, broad comedy and lunacy.
language: English
title: Diary of a Madman
titlecomplete: Diary of a Madman
genres: Russian Literature, Audiobook, Fiction, Plays, Russia, Literature, Classics, Short Stories, 19th Century, Classic Literature
ratings_count: 5718
publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Audio)