TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich
AU  - Cockrell, Roger
TI  - The government inspector
SN  - 9781847498151
CY  - Surrey, England : Alma Classics, 2019.
KW  -  Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich
KW  - Russia
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - Fiction
KW  - READING IN ENGLISH
KW  - Plays (Performed works)
KW  - Russian literature
KW  - Literary classics
N2  - The mayor and local officials of a small provincial town in Russia have got it made: corruption is rife and they have all the power. Yet, when they learn that an undercover government inspector is about to make a visit, they face a mad dash to cover their tracks. Soon, the news that a suspicious person has recently arrived from St Petersburg and is staying in a local inn produces a series of events and misunderstandings that lead to a hilarious dénouement.

Often quoted as Russian literature's greatest comedy, The Government Inspector is a trenchant satire of the corruption, greed and stupidity of petty officialdom, and the crowning achievement of Gogol's skills as a playwright
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