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From the Father of the Golden Age of Russian Literature, Nicolai Gogol's The Overcoat is one of the greatest short stories of all time. This satire on Russia's 19th century bureaucracy is amusing, pointed and has influenced many renowned Russian writers.

From the Father of the Golden Age of Russian Literature, Nicolai Gogol's The Overcoat is one of the greatest short stories of all time. This satire on Russia's 19th century bureaucracy is amusing, pointed and has influenced many renowned Russian writers.

Nikolai Gogol was talented enough to catch the notice of not just his contemporaries but his government. Considered one of Russia's greatest writers during his day, Gogol's Dead Souls satirized the corruption of the Russian government enough that it forced him into exile. Dead... Read Full Overview

Shinel (meaning The Overcoat, or Greatcoat) - which is generally acknowledged as the finest of Gogol's memorable Saint Petersburg stories - is the tale of absurd and misplaced obsessions. Its petty and pathetic hero, Akakii Akakievich, has become one of the... Read Full Overview

Akaki Akakievich, a solitary, unworldly government clerk, is often mocked by his colleagues - not least on account of his pathetically threadbare overcoat, no longer a match for the St Petersburg climate. Economising to the point of austerity, Akaki has a new overcoat made, thus... Read Full Overview

Published as part of the Four Corners Familiars series, this beautiful edition of the great Russian author Nikolai Gogol's The Overcoat (a short story originally published in 1842) includes newly commissioned artwork from Sarah Dobai. This influential story--in... Read Full Overview

El capote es un cuento de Nikolai G gol escrito entre 1839 y 1841, y publicado en 1842. El relato, incluido en el libro Historias de San Petersburgo, presenta la historia de Akaki Ak kievich Bashmachkin, un funcionario de San Petersburgo que trabaja como copista en los escalafones... Read Full Overview

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) was a Russian writer of Ukrainian ethnicity and birth. Often called the "father of modern Russian realism, " he was one of the first Russian authors to criticize his country's way of life. Although his early works were heavily influenced... Read Full Overview

"Le Manteau" par Nicolas Vassilievitch Gogol. Nicolas Vassilievitch Gogol etait un ecrivain russe d'origine ukrainienne (1809-1852)."

Akaki Akakievich Bashmachkin isa functionary at the lowest level of the civil administration who isoutraged at the social injustices and indifferent selfishness of the rich and powerful, and whose destiny is to be an insignificant man. Akaki Akakievich Bashmachkin es un funcionario... Read Full Overview

Akaki Akakievitch Bachmatchkine, un petit fonctionnaire p tersbourgeois, consacre l'essentiel de son temps des copies d'actes, t che qu'il accomplit avec z le au milieu des moqueries et des vexations. Une catastrophe chamboule un jour sa vie: son manteau, us jusqu' la corde,... Read Full Overview

Cuenta la historia de un insignificante y oscuro funcionario, Akaki Akakievich, cuya anodina existencia consiste en copiar constantemente todos los documentos que le proporcionan sus superiores, la gente importante, en una oficina de la administraci n p blica. Ante la oferta... Read Full Overview

Dieses Buch "Der Mantel: Eine Novelle" wurde in der gesamten Menschheitsgeschichte als wichtig angesehen, und damit dieses Werk niemals vergessen wird, haben wir uns bem?ht, es zu bewahren, indem wir dieses Buch in einem modernen Format f?r gegenw?rtige und zuk?nftige Generationen... Read Full Overview

Es un cuento de Nikol i G gol escrito entre 1839 y 1841, y publicado en 1842. El relato, incluido en el libro Historias de San Petersburgo, presenta la historia de Akaki Ak kievich Bashmachkin, un funcionario de San Petersburgo que trabaja como copista en los escalafones m s... Read Full Overview

En esta historia de nuestro aclamado autor Nikolai Gogol nos relata la vida d de un insignificante casi insospechado y oscuro funcionario com n, Akaki Akakievich, cuya anodina y poco extraordinaria existencia consiste en copiar constantemente todos y cada uno de los documentos... Read Full Overview