The collected tales of Nikolai Gogol
Publisher: Digireads.com Publishing
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [Lawrence, KS]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781420934410
Subjects: Translations into English
Work titles: Short stories
Description: "Nikolai Gogol, an early 19th century Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist, created some of the most important works of world literature and is considered the father of modern Russian realism. Gogol satirized the corrupt bureaucracy of the Russian Empire through the scrupulous and scathing realism of his writing, which would ultimately lead to his exile. Among some of his finest works are his short stories. Together in this collection are collected some of the best of these stories ..."--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Old fashioned farmers; title: How the two Ivans quarrelled; title: The nose; title: The overcoat (The cloak); title: St. John's Eve; title: The night of Christmas Eve; title: The mantle; title: The diary of a madman; title: The viy; title: The mysterious portrait; title: The fair of Sorotchinetz; title: An evening in May; title: Mid-Summer evening; title: The carriage (The calash).