num_pages: 333
description: Through careful textual readings of Gogol's most famous works, Karlinsky argues that Gogol's homosexual orientation—which Gogol himself could not accept or forgive in himself—may provide the missing key to the riddle of Gogol's personality."A brilliant new biography that will long be prized for its illuminating psychological insights into Gogol's actions, its informative readings of his fiction and drama, and its own stylistic grace and vivacity."—Edmund White, Washington Post Book World
language: English
title: The Sexual Labyrinth of Nikolai Gogol
titlecomplete: The Sexual Labyrinth of Nikolai Gogol
characters: Nikolai Gogol
genres: Russia, Biography, LGBT, Literature, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 28
publisher: University of Chicago Press