Nikolai Gogol
Gogol or the original Russian great. His stories from the outside seem like a twisted fantasy, holding no candle to reality, though holding a candle’s flickering-flame is exactly what they do. It is as if Gogol has whittled down life to its crystalized and brutal core, strangely beautiful and clear.
The Overcoat
Was read from The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol, translated by that Russian translating duo: Richard Pavear and Larissa Volokhonsky, wherein lie other stories of notable worth.
Dead Souls
Gogol’s best known work.
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