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...
Les âmes mortes
Les âmes mortes
Synopsis
Chichikov, a mysterious gentleman, arrives in a provincial Russian town with an unusual proposition: he wants to buy 'dead souls'—deceased serfs who are still registered on official census lists. As he travels from estate to estate, negotiating with various landowners, his true motives and the bizarre nature of his scheme slowly come to light. This satirical masterpiece explores the corruption and absurdities of 19th-century Russian society.
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TchitchikovProtagonist
ManilovSupporting
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Edition
Les âmes mortesUnknown, 1973
498 pages
GallimardLanguage: FrenchISBN: 9782070364251
