Kevin's review
The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol
by Nikolai V. Gogol
Kevin's review
The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Nikolai V. Gogol
Kevin's review
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recommended for: russophiles, office clerks, ghost hunters
Nikolai Gogol stories have a remarkable vision. They feel both weirdly modern and elegantly old-fashioned at the same time. It's interesting how he often wrote from the point of view of an unnamed observer or anonymous gossip, creating a sense that even the most personal struggles are woven into a larger social fabric. You should read him.
