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NEW-The Government Inspector and Other Works
Brand New Deliver In 6-18 Working Days
592 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Nikolai Gogol
1,998 books5,644 followersPeople consider that Russian writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Николай Васильевич Гоголь) founded realism in Russian literature. His works include
The Overcoat
(1842) and
Dead Souls
(1842).
Ukrainian birth, heritage, and upbringing of Gogol influenced many of his written works among the most beloved in the tradition of Russian-language literature. Most critics see Gogol as the first Russian realist. His biting satire, comic realism, and descriptions of Russian provincials and petty bureaucrats influenced later Russian masters Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, and especially Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Gogol wittily said many later Russian maxims.
Gogol first used the techniques of surrealism and the grotesque in his works The Nose , Viy , The Overcoat , and Nevsky Prospekt . Ukrainian upbringing, culture, and folklore influenced his early works, such as Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka .
His later writing satirized political corruption in the Russian empire in Dead Souls .
Ukrainian birth, heritage, and upbringing of Gogol influenced many of his written works among the most beloved in the tradition of Russian-language literature. Most critics see Gogol as the first Russian realist. His biting satire, comic realism, and descriptions of Russian provincials and petty bureaucrats influenced later Russian masters Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, and especially Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Gogol wittily said many later Russian maxims.
Gogol first used the techniques of surrealism and the grotesque in his works The Nose , Viy , The Overcoat , and Nevsky Prospekt . Ukrainian upbringing, culture, and folklore influenced his early works, such as Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka .
His later writing satirized political corruption in the Russian empire in Dead Souls .
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January 31, 2023
I bursted out laughing aloud while reading the Government Inspector. A tale of a crookedly managed town somewhere south of Moscow a century or two ago.. the provincial state of mind and demeanor of its townsmen.
Each character and word written with sharp humor (the likes
Another tale immerses your imagination into a dark ominous forest as the backdrop of a romantic story between a warrior kozach and his beloved.
These short stories are no American movie.. the end is not obvious.. and sometimes the the words seize before the whole story is told.
So glad my in-laws recommended I read Gogol’s works.
Each character and word written with sharp humor (the likes
Another tale immerses your imagination into a dark ominous forest as the backdrop of a romantic story between a warrior kozach and his beloved.
These short stories are no American movie.. the end is not obvious.. and sometimes the the words seize before the whole story is told.
So glad my in-laws recommended I read Gogol’s works.
September 25, 2023
perfectly sums up the condition of mankind
A rollercoaster of emotions that will make you laugh at times and break your heart at others. And linger in the mind after you finish reading.
A rollercoaster of emotions that will make you laugh at times and break your heart at others. And linger in the mind after you finish reading.
August 31, 2023
when the whole lot started reading that letter i felt like i was apart of a family all over again
February 3, 2024
The Government Inspector is hilarious. I LOVE GOGOL!!!!!!! Can’t wait to work on this text
July 22, 2022
The world of Gogol is sarcastic, magical and fantastic! Asides from Evenings of a farm near dikanka, The Nose & The Goverment Inspector are masterpieces.
May 21, 2017
He's a fine writer Gogol, always surprising, always different from other 19th century Russians. Funny, bizarre, sometimes surreal. I was surprised how many of these stories featured the Devil in person.
September 28, 2018
The Government Inspector is by far the best tale in this collection.
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