About the book
When Pushkin first read some of the stories in this collection, he declared himself \"amazed.\" \"Here is real gaiety,\" he wrote, \"honest, unconstrained, without mincing, without primness. And in places what poetry! . . . I still haven't recovered.\"
More than a century and a half later, Nikolai Gogol's stories continue to delight readers the world over. Now a stunning new translation--from an award-winning team of translators--presents these stories in all their inventive, exuberant glory to English-speaking readers. For the first time, the best of Gogol's short fiction is brought together in a single volume: from the colorful Ukrainian tales that led some critics to call him \"the Russian Dickens\" to the Petersburg stories, with their black humor and wonderfully demented attitude toward the powers that be. 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.
These fantastic, comic, utterly Russian characters have dazzled generations of readers and had a profound influence on writers such as Dostoevsky and Nabokov. Now they are brilliantly rendered in the first new translation in twenty-five years--one that is destined to become the definitive edition of Gogol's most important stories.
Editions of The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375706158
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307803368
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When Pushkin first read some of the stories in this collection, he declared himself \"amazed.\" \"Here is real gaiety,\" he wrote, \"honest, unconstrained, without mincing, without primness. And in places what poetry! . . . I still haven't recovered.\"
More than a century and a half later, Nikolai Gogol's stories continue to delight readers the world over. Now a stunning new translation--from an award-winning team of translators--presents these stories in all their inventive, exuberant glory to English-speaking readers. For the first time, the best of Gogol's short fiction is brought together in a single volume: from the colorful Ukrainian tales that led some critics to call him \"the Russian Dickens\" to the Petersburg stories, with their black humor and wonderfully demented attitude toward the powers that be. 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.
These fantastic, comic, utterly Russian characters have dazzled generations of readers and had a profound influence on writers such as Dostoevsky and Nabokov. Now they are brilliantly rendered in the first new translation in twenty-five years--one that is destined to become the definitive edition of Gogol's most important stories.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol about?
When Pushkin first read some of the stories in this collection, he declared himself \"amazed.\" \"Here is real gaiety,\" he wrote, \"honest, unconstrained, without mincing, without primness. And in places what poetry! . . . I still haven't recovered.\"
More than a century and a half later, Nikolai Gogol's stories continue to delight readers the world over. Now a stunning new translation--from an award-winning team of translators--presents these stories in all their inventive, exuberant glory to English-speaking readers. For the first time, the best of Gogol's short fiction is brought together in a single volume: from the colorful Ukrainian tales that led some critics to call him \"the Russian Dickens\" to the Petersburg stories, with their black humor and wonderfully demented attitude toward the powers that be. 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.
These fantastic, comic, utterly Russian characters have dazzled generations of readers and had a profound influence on writers such as Dostoevsky and Nabokov. Now they are brilliantly rendered in the first new translation in twenty-five years--one that is destined to become the definitive edition of Gogol's most important stories.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780375706158
Is The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage Classics
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol?
Nikolai Gogol
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The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol is available as paperback(ISBN 9780375706158) and ebook(ISBN 9780307803368)
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