Nikolai Gogol
1) The Overcoat
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"The Overcoat" which is generally acknowledged as the finest of Gogol's memorable Saint Petersburg stories, is a tale of the absurd and misplaced obsessions. From the Father of the Golden Age of Russian Literature, Nicolai Gogol's The Overcoat is one of the greatest short stories of all time. This satire on Russia's 19th century bureaucracy is amusing, pointed and has influenced many renowned Russian writers.
Civil servant, Akakiy Akakievitch,...
2) El Capote
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"El Capote" es un relato corto del autor ruso de origen ucraniano Nikolai Gogol, publicado en 1842. El relato y su autor han tenido una gran influencia en la literatura rusa, como se expresa en una cita sobre los escritores realistas rusos de Eugène-Melchior de Vogüé (a menudo atribuida erróneamente a Fyodor Dostoyevsky) "Todos salimos del 'Abrigo' de Gogol". En 1941, Vladimir Nabokov lo calificó como "el mejor cuento ruso jamás escrito".
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Aksentei es un oficinista para el gobierno que lleva un diario. En este, el personaje, al principio solo cuenta cosas rutinarias de su vida en el trabajo. Lo más inquietante es que siempre escribe como al llegar a casa, duerme por una enorme cantidad de tiempo.
Pero todo comienza a cambiar al aparecer signos de locura en Aksentei al escuchar perros que hablan, fechas incongruentes hasta un paulatino descenso a su locura.
El Diario de un Loco tiene...
4) The Overcoat
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"The Overcoat" follows the life of Akaky Akakievich, a low-ranking civil servant, who leads a mundane existence. When he decides to invest in a new overcoat, his life takes an unexpected turn. The story delves into themes of social inequality, bureaucracy
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As enigmatic as he was influential, Nikolai Gogol is commonly referred to as the father Russian realism. Selected Stories of Nikolai Gogol draws from stories set in Ukraine and St. Petersburg. Included are "The Fair at Sorochintsï," first published in Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, the short story collection that launched Gogol's career and made him famous overnight; "The Viy," a horror novella; "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan...
7) Dead Souls
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Nikolai Gogol's novel «Dead Souls» is a satire that exposes the corrupt "underbelly" of Russian nineteenth century society. On a superficial level, the title refers to the book's plot, where the main character Chichikov sets out to amass serfs, or souls, to his name. In order to do so, he buys the names of dead peasants off of landowners who are still being taxed for them because censuses were taken once every few years, resulting in a list congruous...
9) Taras Bulba
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"Taras Bulba" by Nikolai Gogol is a historical novella set in 16th-century Ukraine. It follows the exploits of the Cossack warrior Taras Bulba and his two sons, Andriy and Ostap. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a fierce conflict between the
10) Taras Bulba
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Feroces, crueles, valientes y apasionados, los cosacos hacen temblar la estepa bajo los cascos de sus caballos. Y entre ellos se encuentra Taras Bulba, un anciano lleno aún de fuerza e inteligencia que junto a sus hijos, Ostap y Andrí, avanzará por tierras polacas con intención de vengar su fe ortodoxa burlada por los católicos. Ninguna guarnición, ciudad amurallada o iglesia podrán detenerlos, hasta que la desgracia se cierna sobre ellos y...
11) The Nose
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"The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol is a satirical short story that follows Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov, who wakes up one day to discover that his nose has inexplicably vanished. Even more bizarrely, he encounters his nose in the form of a higher-ranking officia
12) The Nose
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"The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol is a satirical short story that follows Collegiate Assessor Kovalyov, who wakes up one day to discover that his nose has inexplicably vanished. Even more bizarrely, he encounters his nose in the form of a higher-ranking officia
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An original selection of short fiction by Nikolai Gogol, “the Russian Dickens,” translated by the great Constance Garnett and curated by Natasha Randall, that captures the genius of one of the most daring, inventive writers of the nineteenth century.
A wounded solider vanishes into notoriety.
A nose is found in a loaf of bread.
Places—like the Nevesky Prospect—are not what they seem.
Nikolai Gogol was one of the nineteenth century’s...
14) Alamas muertas
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Almas muertas de Nikolai Gogol goza del nada despreciable honor de ser la primera gran novela de la literatura rusa del siglo XIX, además de uno de los fragmentos más hermosos, más arriesgados y más divertidos de la narrativa universal. Por supuesto, sólo alguien tan indescifrable y escurridizo como el consejero colegiado Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov podía ser el héroe de una obra en la que el lector va a percibir, desde la primera página, en...
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Nikolai Gogol's novel Dead Souls and play The Government Inspector revolutionized Russian literature and continue to entertain generations of readers around the world. Yet Gogol's peculiar genius comes through most powerfully in his short stories. By turns-or at once-funny, terrifying, and profound, the tales collected in The Nose and Other Stories are among the greatest achievements of world literature.
These stories showcase Gogol's vivid, haunting...
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A partir del siglo XIX, diversos autores rusos se adentraron en el escenario literario mundial con obras nada menos que geniales. Autores como Aleksandr Púchkin, Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Turgueniev, Liev Tolstói, Anton Tchekhov, Fiodor Dostoievski... hoy son referentes como representantes clásicos de lo mejor de la literatura internacional. Lo que pocos lectores saben es que estos autores, además de las inolvidables novelas, se destacaron como grandes...
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La historia se la narra un joven a su novia, a la que considera muy crédula en temas de superstición, pero esa misma noche una serie de acontecimientos le harán replantearse sus propias creencias.
La historia en cuestión trata sobre los antiguos habitantes de una casa abandonada.
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A lowly government clerk, Akay Akakiyevich, must scrimp and save to purchase a new coat for the cold, Russian winter in "The Overcoat." But after one night of basking in the warmth of his new coat and the respect of his colleagues, Akaky's one-of-a-kind overcoat is stolen from him. In his pursuit of justice, Akaky receives no help and is consumed by the loss of his prized possession.
In "The Viy" Gogol recounts a popular folk story in which a monstrous...
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This lovely (and nevertheless rather spooky) tale by Nikolai Gogol is rooted in Ukrainian lore. It starts quite ordinary - a young man is in love with a beautiful young girl, but other people and unforeseen circumstances stand in the way of their happiness. Quite unexpectedly, our young hero receives an offer of help from a very unlikely source.
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La perspectiva Nevski de Nikolái Gógol es una novela compuesta de dos relatos paralelos, que cuentan dos historias de amor, la del artista-pintor Piskarev y la de su compañero, el teniente Pirogov. El lugar en el cual se desarrollan los hechos es precisamente la perspectiva Nevski, la principal avenida de Sant Petersburgo y, a la vez, una composición compleja que designa a la sociedad rusa de la época.