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...
The Diary of a Madman, the Government Inspector, and Selected Stories
The Diary of a Madman, the Government Inspector, and Selected Stories
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Step into the mind of a man descending into madness in this classic short story. Poprishchin, a low-ranking civil servant, believes he is being persecuted by the Spanish king and that dogs are communicating with him. His increasingly bizarre journal entries reveal a world where reality and delusion blur.
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The Diary of a Madman, the Government Inspector, and Selected StoriesPaperback, 2006
330 pages
ISBN: 97801404490753 editions available
