Complete Works of Nikolai Gogol

by Nikolai Gogol

This unique eBook presents the complete FICTIONAL works of Nikolai Gogol, with beautiful illustrations and informative introductions. (Version: 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Gogol's life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels and other works
* The complete novels, stories and plays, with contents tables - many appearing for the first time in digital print
* Images of how the books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories
* Easily locate the short stories you want to read
* Special criticism section, with two essays evaluating Gogol’s contribution to literature
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

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CONTENTS:

The Novels
TARAS BULBA
DEAD SOULS

The Short Story Collections
EVENINGS ON A FARM NEAR DIKANKA
ARABESQUES
MIRGOROD
UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES

The Short Stories
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
LIST OF SHORT STORIES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

The Plays
MARRIAGE
THE GAMBLERS
THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR

The Criticism
GOGOL BY IVAN PANIN
EXTRACT FROM ‘ESSAYS ON RUSSIAN NOVELISTS’ BY WILLIAM LYON PHELPS


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Genres: Classics, Russia, Fiction

1287 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 10, 2012

About the author

People consider that Russian writer Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Николай Васильевич Гоголь) founded realism in Russian literature. His works include The Overcoat (1842) and Dead Souls (1842).

Ukrainian birth, heritage, and upbringing of Gogol influenced many of his written works among the most beloved in the tradition of Russian-language literature. Most critics see Gogol as the first Russian realist. His biting satire, comic realism, and descriptions of Russian provincials and petty bureaucrats influenced later Russian masters Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, and especially Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Gogol wittily said many later Russian maxims.

Gogol first used the techniques of surrealism and the grotesque in his works The Nose , Viy , The Overcoat , and Nevsky Prospekt . Ukrainian upbringing, culture, and folklore influenced his early works, such as Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka .
His later writing satirized political corruption in the Russian empire in Dead Souls .

Reviews

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are familiar with Russian works, Gogol is a pure gem to read. Some works, like ‘The Nose’ are a funny satire on life. Other more serious works like Dead Souls carry a serious message that is still transferable to today. I feel, one of the big crimes of modern literature is that in a moment of pure madness Gogol destroyed the sequel to Dead Souls. That would have been an amazing work to have read.

[Jim Armor · Rating 4 out of 5]

[kindle] I only read his short story "The Overcoat"

[ENZO MOSCHETTA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Funny & cheerful. Gogol is my favourite comedian.

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great writer, Dead Souls will remain my favourite but his short stories should not underestimate