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The story narrates the life and death of titular councillor Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin (Russian: Акакий Акакиевич Башмачкин), an impoverished government clerk and copyist in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. Although Akaky is dedicated to his job, he is little recognized in his department for his hard work.
The Overcoat, short story by Nikolay Gogol, published in Russian as “Shinel” in 1842. The Overcoat is perhaps the best-known and most influential short fiction in all of Russian literature. Gogol’s Dead Souls and “The Overcoat” are considered the foundation of 19th-century Russian realism.
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Full online text of The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol. Other short stories by Nikolai Gogol also available along with many others by classic and contemporary authors.
A classic short story by Nikolai Gogol about a humble clerk who saves up for a new overcoat only to have it stolen and die of grief. Learn about the plot, characters, themes, and literary devices of this tragic tale.
Learn about the short story "The Overcoat" by Nikolai Gogol, a classic of Russian literature. Find a summary, analysis, characters, themes, and more on SparkNotes.
A classic short story about a low-ranking civil servant in St. Petersburg who loses his overcoat and suffers the consequences. The story explores themes of bureaucracy, humor, tragedy, and the absurdity of life.
“The Overcoat ” follows the life and death of Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin, a low-ranking official who works as a copyist in a nameless department in the Russian bureaucracy.
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