Petersburg tales
Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich 1809-1852
Petersburg tales / Nikolai Gogol ; translated by Dora O'Brien. - Richmond, Surrey : Alma Classics, 2014. - 184 pages ; 20 cm
Nevsky prospect -- The nose -- The overcoat -- Diary of a madman.
Written in the 1830s and early 1840s, these comic stories tackle life behind the cold and elegant façade of the Imperial capital from the viewpoints of various characters, such as a collegiate assessor who one day finds that his nose has detached itself from his face and risen the ranks to become a state councillor ('The Nose'), a painter and a lieutenant whose romantic pursuits meet with contrasting degrees of success ('Nevsky Prospect') and a lowly civil servant whose existence desperately unravels when he loses his prized new coat ('The Overcoat').
Also including the 'Diary of Madman', these Petersburg Tales paint a critical yet hilarious portrait of a city riddled with pomposity and self-importance, masterfully juxtaposing nineteenth-century realism with madcap surrealism, and combining absurdist farce with biting satire.
Text in English, translated from Russian.
9781847493491
Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich 1809-1852 --Translations into English
Russian fiction--Translations into English
PG3333 / .A6 2014
Petersburg tales / Nikolai Gogol ; translated by Dora O'Brien. - Richmond, Surrey : Alma Classics, 2014. - 184 pages ; 20 cm
Nevsky prospect -- The nose -- The overcoat -- Diary of a madman.
Written in the 1830s and early 1840s, these comic stories tackle life behind the cold and elegant façade of the Imperial capital from the viewpoints of various characters, such as a collegiate assessor who one day finds that his nose has detached itself from his face and risen the ranks to become a state councillor ('The Nose'), a painter and a lieutenant whose romantic pursuits meet with contrasting degrees of success ('Nevsky Prospect') and a lowly civil servant whose existence desperately unravels when he loses his prized new coat ('The Overcoat').
Also including the 'Diary of Madman', these Petersburg Tales paint a critical yet hilarious portrait of a city riddled with pomposity and self-importance, masterfully juxtaposing nineteenth-century realism with madcap surrealism, and combining absurdist farce with biting satire.
Text in English, translated from Russian.
9781847493491
Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich 1809-1852 --Translations into English
Russian fiction--Translations into English
PG3333 / .A6 2014
