Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Russian: Николай Васильевич Гоголь; Ukrainian: Микола Васильович Гоголь) (31 March [O.S. 19 March] 1809 – 4 March [O.S. 21 February] 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humourist, and dramatist He is considered the father of modern Russian realism. His early works, such as Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, were heavily influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing and identity. His more mature writing satirised the corrupt bureaucracy of the Russian Empire, leading...
DEAD SOULS: A POEM
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DEAD SOULS: A POEM
Synopsis
This satirical masterpiece follows Chichikov, a peculiar gentleman traveling through provincial Russia. He concocts an audacious scheme to buy the names of deceased serfs, the 'dead souls,' from landowners who are still legally obligated to pay taxes on them. As he navigates the corrupt and absurd bureaucracy, he encounters a cast of eccentric characters and exposes the rot beneath the surface of Russian society.
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DEAD SOULS: A POEM; TRANS. BY ROBERT A. MAGUIRE.Unknown, 2004
512 pages
Penguin BooksLanguage: rootISBN: 9780140448078Reprint
