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1) Dead Souls
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Dead Souls, by Nikolai Gogol, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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A lowly government clerk, Akay Akakiyevich, must scrimp and save to purchase a new coat for the cold, Russian winter in "The Overcoat." But after one night of basking in the warmth of his new coat and the respect of his colleagues, Akaky's one-of-a-kind overcoat is stolen from him. In his pursuit of justice, Akaky receives no help and is consumed by the loss of his prized possession.
In "The Viy" Gogol recounts a popular folk story in which a monstrous...
3) Der Mantel
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Die winterliche Kälte in St. Petersburg macht Akadij Akadijewiitsch zu schaffen. Der verarmte Beamte lässt sich von seinen letzten Rubeln einen neuen Mantel nähen, der ihm überraschend zu mehr Anerkennung und einer Einladung seines Vorgesetzten verhilft. Als das schmucke Kleidungsstück gestohlen wird, scheint ihn sein Glück wieder zu verlassen. So macht sich Akadij Akadijewitsch verzweifelt auf die Suche nach dem Mantel ... Die berühmte Erzählung...
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Centering on the picaresque realism of Nikolai Gogol's (1809–1852) mid-nineteenth-century visions of the extraordinary in everyday life, this collection mines the ambiance and mind of pre-Revolutionary Russia. These seven stories take us from the Miracle Mile of St. Petersburg's Nevsky Prospekt, and a summer night in a Ukrainian village, to the fantastical psychological geographies of fathers, sons, and madmen. Augmenting Gogol's visions are two...
5) Taras Bulba
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The story follows an old Cossack, Taras Bulba, and his two sons, Andriy and Ostap returning home from an Orthodox seminary in Kiev. Ostap is the more adventurous, whereas Andriy has deeply romantic feelings of an introvert. While in Kiev, he fell in love with a young Polish girl. The three men set later out on a journey to Zaporizhian Sich located in Southern Ukraine, where they join other Cossacks and go to war against Poland.
6) Viy
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A young priest is preparing to spend three nights alone with the corpse of a dead witch and only his faith to protect him. He is ordered to supervise the waking of the dead witch in a small old wooden church of a remote village. Join the priest on his journey in this Sovereign Classic edition of Viy.
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Translated by Constance Garnett Notes and Introductions by David Rampton, Department of English, University of Ottawa Gogol's works constitute one of Russian literature's supreme achievements, yet the nature of their brilliant originality, comic genius, and complex workings is difficult to summarize precisely. The Government Inspector, a perennial favourite on stage and screen, is considered a national institution in Russia, and Gogol's stories present...
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Gogol's stories are admired for their skillful mingling of fantasy and reality, quiet good humor and use of mundane details--as Gogol put it--"to extract the extraordinary from the ordinary." Imaginative and timeless, they remain as fresh and significant today as they were to readers generations ago. This rich selection of four short stories by the great 19th-century Russian author of Dead Souls includes "The Nose," a savage satire of incompetent...
9) Dead Souls
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Nikolai Gogol's novel «Dead Souls» is a satire that exposes the corrupt "underbelly" of Russian nineteenth century society. On a superficial level, the title refers to the book's plot, where the main character Chichikov sets out to amass serfs, or souls, to his name. In order to do so, he buys the names of dead peasants off of landowners who are still being taxed for them because censuses were taken once every few years, resulting in a list congruous...
10) Terrible Revenge
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A true horror classic of Ukrainian literature, Nikolai Gogol's "Terrible Revenge" raises the notions of terror, betrayal, and revenge to an entirely new level.
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Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) left his mark as a playwright, novelist, and writer of short stories. Gogol's works remain popular with both writers and readers, who prize his originality, imaginative gifts, and sheer exuberance. This collection offers an excellent introduction to the author's works. Opening a door to his bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary,...
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Diary of a Madman is one of Gogol's greatest stories. The tale follows the life of a minor civil servant during the repressive era of Nicholas I. Following the format of a diary, the story shows the descent of the protagonist, Poprishchin, into insanity. Diary of a Madman, the only one of Gogol's works written in first person, follows diary-entry format. This Sovereign Classic edition also includes the following other tales: The Mantle, The Nose,...
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The corrupt officials of a small Russian town, headed by the Mayor, react with terror to the news that an incognito inspector (the revizor) will soon be arriving in their town to investigate them. Based upon an anecdote allegedly recounted to Gogol by Pushkin, the play is a comedy of errors, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and fear.
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An original selection of short fiction by Nikolai Gogol, “the Russian Dickens,” translated by the great Constance Garnett and curated by Natasha Randall, that captures the genius of one of the most daring, inventive writers of the nineteenth century.
A wounded solider vanishes into notoriety.
A nose is found in a loaf of bread.
Places—like the Nevesky Prospect—are not what they seem.
Nikolai Gogol was one of the nineteenth century’s...
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Aksentei es un oficinista para el gobierno que lleva un diario. En este, el personaje, al principio solo cuenta cosas rutinarias de su vida en el trabajo. Lo más inquietante es que siempre escribe como al llegar a casa, duerme por una enorme cantidad de tiempo.
Pero todo comienza a cambiar al aparecer signos de locura en Aksentei al escuchar perros que hablan, fechas incongruentes hasta un paulatino descenso a su locura.
El Diario de un Loco tiene...
17) The Overcoat
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"The Overcoat" follows the life of Akaky Akakievich, a low-ranking civil servant, who leads a mundane existence. When he decides to invest in a new overcoat, his life takes an unexpected turn. The story delves into themes of social inequality, bureaucracy
18) The Nose
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"The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol is a satirical short story that follows Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov, who wakes up one day to discover that his nose has inexplicably vanished. Even more bizarrely, he encounters his nose in the form of a higher-ranking officia
19) The Nose
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"The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol is a satirical short story that follows Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov, who wakes up one day to discover that his nose has inexplicably vanished. Even more bizarrely, he encounters his nose in the form of a higher-ranking officia
20) El Retrato
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La compra de un cuadro muy insólito transforma total y completamente la vida de Chartkov, quien es un joven pintor, en el mencionado retrato subsiste una fuerza maligna sobrenatural que provoca cosas malas en todos los que se acercan a él.
Una mezcla de sátira social, fantasía, realismo y compasión, muchas situaciones y disyuntivas atravesará Chartkov al enfrentar dicha maldad que perdurando en el retrato ha perjudicado a todos lo que antes...
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