This author wrote about a painter who kills himself after following a prostitute back to her brothel, taking opium, asking her to marry him, and getting rejected.
This author wrote about a painter who kills himself after following a prostitute back to her brothel, taking opium, asking her to marry him, and getting rejected. Another of his protagonists is distracted by the rustle of a woman's dress after having difficulty addressing the title well-dressed object in Kazan Cathedral. A third protagonist created by this author dies after being scolded for calling secretaries unreliable. In that story by this author, Petrovich creates the title garment for Akaky Akakievich. For 10 points, name this Russian author whose "Petersburg Tales" include "Nevsky Prospect" and "The Overcoat," and who wrote about a detached body part in "The Nose."
This author wrote about a painter who kills himself after following a prostitute back to her brothel, taking opium, asking her to marry him, and getting rejected.
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol 