Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich  1809-1852 <br/><br/>
Petersburg tales 
/ Nikolai Gogol ; translated by Dora O'Brien. 
 - Richmond, Surrey :  Alma Classics,  2014. 
 - 184 pages ;  20 cm 
<br/><br/>Nevsky prospect -- The nose -- The overcoat -- Diary of a madman. 
<br/><br/> 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').<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in English, translated from Russian. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847493491 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/> Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich 1809-1852 --Translations into English
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Russian fiction--Translations into English
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PG3333  / .A6 2014