About this title: Author, dramatist and satirist, Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852) deeply influenced later Russian literature with his powerful depictions of a society dominated by petty beaurocracy and base corruption. This volume includes both his most admired short fiction and his most famous drama. A biting and frequently hilarious political satire, "The Government Inspector" has been popular since its first performance and was regarded by Nabokov as the greatest Russian play every written. The stories gathered here, meanwhile, range from comic to tragic and describe the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780140449075ISBN:0140449078
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780140449075ISBN:0140449078
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 368 pages. (368 pages) contains stories that range from comic to tragic and describe the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers including "diary of a madman", an amusing but disturbing exploration of insanity; "nevsky prospect", a depiction of an artist besotted with a prostitute; and "the overcoat", a moving consideration of poverty. (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group Usa
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780140449075ISBN:0140449078
Description: New. This expanded collection of influential Russian satirist Nikolay Gogolas ingenious pieces now includes his most famous play. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780140449075ISBN:0140449078
Description: New. Contains stories that range from comic to tragic and describe the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers including "Diary of a Madman", an amusing but disturbing exploration of insanity; "Nevsky Prospect", a depiction of an artis... read more
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