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Gogol Collected Tales
Nikolai Gogol
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Description for Gogol Collected Tales
Hardcover. A collection of stories which combine the wide-eyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the city dweller. It features the minor official who misplaces his nose, and the downtrodden clerk whose life is changed by the acquisition of a splendid new overcoat. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 570.
Collected here are Gogol's finest tales - stories which combine the wide-eyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the city dweller - allowing readers to experience anew the unmistakable genius of a writer who paved the way of Dostoevsky and Kakfa. All of Gogol's most memorable creations are here: the minor official who misplaces his nose, the downtrodden clerk whose life is changed by the acquisition of a splendid new overcoat, the wily madman who becomes convinced that a dog can tell him everything he needs to know. The wholly unique blend of satire and ... Read more
Collected here are Gogol's finest tales - stories which combine the wide-eyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the city dweller - allowing readers to experience anew the unmistakable genius of a writer who paved the way of Dostoevsky and Kakfa. All of Gogol's most memorable creations are here: the minor official who misplaces his nose, the downtrodden clerk whose life is changed by the acquisition of a splendid new overcoat, the wily madman who becomes convinced that a dog can tell him everything he needs to know. The wholly unique blend of satire and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Everyman
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841593159
SKU
V9781841593159
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Ref
99-13
About Nikolai Gogol
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky are known for their highly-acclaimed translations of Dostoevsky, Gogol ad Tolstoy. Their translation of The Brothers Karamazov won America's prestigious PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize.
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