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Gogol Collected Tales

Hardback

Main Details

Title Gogol Collected Tales
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Nikolai Gogol
Translated by Richard Pevear
Translated by Larissa Volokhonsky
Introduction by Richard Pevear
Translated by Larissa Volokhonsky
SeriesEveryman's Library CLASSICS
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:450
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 302
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781841593159
ClassificationsDewey:891.733
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Everyman
Imprint Everyman's Library
Publication Date 2 October 2008
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From the acclaimed translators of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov comes this superb translation of the short fiction of Nikolai Gogol, the nineteenth-century Russian master. Collected here are Gogol's finest tales - stories which combine the wide-eyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the city dweller - allowing readers to experience anew the unmistakable genius of a writer who paved the way of Dostoevsky and Kakfa. All of Gogol's most memorable creations are here- the minor official who misplaces his nose, the downtrodden clerk whose life is changed by the acquisition of a splendid new overcoat, the wily madman who becomes convinced that a dog can tell him everything he needs to know. The wholly unique blend of satire and realism that Gogol crafted established his reputation as one of the most daring and inventive writers of his time.

Author Biography

Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky are known for their highly-acclaimed translations of Dostoevsky, Gogol ad Tolstoy. Their translation of The Brothers Karamazov won America's prestigious PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Prize.