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100			_aGogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich _d1809-1852 _923140 _eauthor
240			_aRevizor. _lEnglish
245			_aThe government inspector _c/ Nikolai V. Gogol ; translated by Roger Cockrell
260			_aSurrey, England : Alma Classics, 2019.
300			_axiii, 141 pages ; 20 cm.
520			_aThe 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.
600		0	_a Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich _d1809-1852 _xTranslations into English _923142
650		0	_aRussia _xSocial life and customs _xFiction _923141
655		0	_aPlays (Performed works) _923143
700			_aCockrell, Roger _923132 _etranslator
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999			_c4012 _d4012
653			_aREADING IN ENGLISH
655			_aRussian literature
655			_aLiterary classics