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The Russian TV-3 television series Gogol features Nikolai Gogol as a lead character and presents a fictionalized version of his life that mixes his history with elements from his various stories. The episodes were also released theatrically starting with Gogol.
Nikolay Gogol (1809–52) was a Ukrainian-born short-story writer and novelist whose work deeply influenced Russian literature. His novel Myortvye dushi (1842; Dead Souls) and his short story “Shinel” (1842; “The Overcoat”) are considered the foundations of the great 19th-century tradition of Russian realism.
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Learn about the life and works of Nikolai Gogol, a Russian author who pioneered realistic and grotesque literature. Explore his stories, plays, essays, and his famous novel Dead Souls.
Jun 8, 2018 · Gogol, Nikolai (1809–52) Russian novelist and dramatist whose work marks the transition from Romanticism to early realism. Gogol made his reputation with stories, such as The Nose (1835), and the drama The Government Inspector (1836).
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- Dead Souls.
- The Overcoat.
- The Inspector General.
- The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Nikolai Gogol, Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
Russian literature - Nikolay Gogol, Satire, Realism: One of the finest comic authors of world literature, and perhaps its most accomplished nonsense writer, Gogol is best known for his short stories, for his play Revizor (1836; The Inspector General, or The Government Inspector), and for Myortvye dushi (1842; Dead Souls), a prose narrative that ...
Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Го́голь) (March 31, 1809 – March 4, 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian writer. Although many of his works were influenced by his Ukrainian heritage and upbringing, he wrote in the Russian language and his works are among the most beloved in the tradition of ...
