Bücher von Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

""Dead Souls"" is a masterpiece of Russian literature written by acclaimed author Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol. Originally published in [YEAR], this satirical novel takes readers on a dark and humorous journey through the corrupt and bureaucratic world of 19th-century Russia.The story revolves around the ambitious protagonist, Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, who embarks on a bizarre mission to purchase ""dead souls"" - deceased serfs still listed as alive in the census records. Through Chichikov's encounters with various landowners and officials, Gogol brilliantly exposes the flaws and vices of Russian society, highlighting themes of greed, deception, and the moral decay of the aristocracy.Gogol's vivid descriptions, sharp wit, and skillful characterization make ""Dead Souls"" a captivating and thought-provoking read. It offers a scathing critique of societal norms and serves as a powerful commentary on human nature and the pursuit of personal gain.

When Pushkin first read some of the stories in this collection, he declared himself "amazed." "Here is real gaiety," he wrote, "honest, unconstrained, without mincing, without primness. And in places what poetry! . . . I still haven't recovered."More than a century and a half later, Nikolai Gogol's stories continue to delight readers the world over. Now a stunning new translation--from an award-winning team of translators--presents these stories in all their inventive, exuberant glory to English-speaking readers. For the first time, the best of Gogol's short fiction is brought together in a single volume: from the colorful Ukrainian tales that led some critics to call him "the Russian Dickens" to the Petersburg stories, with their black humor and wonderfully demented attitude toward the powers that be. 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.These fantastic, comic, utterly Russian characters have dazzled generations of readers and had a profound influence on writers such as Dostoevsky and Nabokov. Now they are brilliantly rendered in the first new translation in twenty-five years--one that is destined to become the definitive edition of Gogol's most important stories.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.