Collected here are gogol s finest tales from the demonhaunted st johns eve to the strange surrealism of the nose and the heartrending trials of the copyist in the overcoat. Nikolai gogol, an early 19th century ukrainianborn russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist, created some of the most. The collected tales of nikolai gogol by nikolai gogol. The collected tales of nikolai gogol kindle edition by. The collected tales of nikolai gogol ebook by nikolai. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 435 pages and is available in paperback format. Using, or rather mimicking, traditional forms of storytelling gogol created stories that are complete within themselves. Collected here are gogols finest talesstories that combine the wideeyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the city.
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The collected tales of nikolai gogol by nikolai gogol penguin. This book contains seven of nikolai gogols ukrainian tales and six of his petersburg tales. The collected tales of nikolai gogol paperback june 29, 1999 by nikolai vasilevich author, richard pevear translator, larissa volokhonsky translator 4. Pdf the collected tales of nikolai gogol download full. Their translation of dostoevskys the idiot is also published by granta books.
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