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Four works by great 19th-century Russian author: "The Nose," a savage satire of Russia's incompetent bureaucrats; "Old-Fashioned Farmers," a pleasant depiction of an elderly couple living in rustic seclusion; "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich,"... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

Gogol is often hailed as the father of the modern Russian novel, but his true genius comes out in his short stories.

Nikolai Gogol, an early 19th century Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist, considered the father of modern Russian realism, created some of the most important works of Russian literature. Gogol satirized the corrupt bureaucracy of the Russian Empire through... Read Full Overview

Gogol has made brilliantly colored pictures of his Zaporogues, which please by their very grotesqueness; but sometimes it is too evident that he has not drawn them from nature. Moreover, these character-pictures are framed in such a trivial and romantic setting... Read Full Overview

"The Mantle and Other Stories" from Nikolai Gogol. Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1809-1852).

The Mantle and Other StoriesBy Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol

Nikolai Vassilievitch Gogol. Born in the government of Pultowa, March 31, 1809, died at Moscow, March 4, 1852. A Russian novelist and dramatist. He was educated in a public gymnasium at Pultowa, and subsequently in the lyceum, then newly established, at Niejinsk. In 1831 he was... Read Full Overview

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete... Read Full Overview

The Mantle and Other Stories is a translation of Nikolai Gogol works with an introduction to Gogol written by Prosper Merim e. This classic Russian literature collection contains five stories: - The mantle- The nose- Memoirs of a mad man- A may night- The viy

Nikolai Vasilyevich [O.S. 20 March] 1809 - 4 March [O.S. 21 February] 1852) was a Russian novelist, short story writer and playwright of Ukrainian origin.

Gogol was one of the first to use the technique of the grotesque, in works such as "The Nose", "Viy",... Read Full Overview