Gogol

by Janko Lavrin

This book, first published in 1926, aimed to introduce to English readers to a great and complex foreign writer in as simple terms as possible. As this was the first extensive study of Gogol in English, the author chiefly considered the general characteristics of the man and his work. This book will be of interest to students of literature.

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Janko Lavrin was a Slovenian literary historian, essayist, novelist, translator, poet and editor.

He was the editor of European Quarterly, a member of International PEN, and the founder of the Slavic Department at the University of Nottingham, where he was professor of Russian literature.