Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol
Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin.
Cossack Tales
In a land of Cossacks, a dark Christmas Eve unfolds with devils, stolen moons, and a blacksmith's quest for love.
By Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol
Dead Souls
** A charming con artist journeys across Russia to buy deceased peasants, revealing the strange realities of a corrupt society.
By Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol
The Mantle, and Other Stories
In a world of social absurdity, a lowly clerk's desperate quest for a simple cloak becomes a darkly comedic symbol of identity and belonging.
By Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol
The Inspector-General
Mistaken for a high-ranking official, a penniless clerk accidentally becomes the most important man in a corrupt town, hilariously exposing everyone's dirty secrets.
By Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol
Taras Bulba, and Other Tales
Amidst battles and betrayals in old Ukraine, a father’s vision of honor clashes with his sons' unexpected paths.
By Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol
![Home Life in Russia, Volumes 1 and 2
[Dead Souls] by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol](https://cdn.a2-host.cloud/gZa8x6-Vx9ZWOKDxqwXXaqCLLAHPZ8NK0cvYk_35bHM/rs:fill:215:325:0/g:ce/aHR0cHM6Ly9zcC1hc3NldHMuczMudXMtd2VzdC0wMDQuYmFja2JsYXplYjIuY29tL2Jvb2svNTgwNzAvSG9tZV9MaWZlX2luX1J1c3NpYV9Wb2x1bWVzXzFfYW5kXzJfRGVhZF9Tb3Vsc19jb3Zlci5qcGc.webp)
Home Life in Russia, Volumes 1 and 2 [Dead Souls]
A scheming traveler navigates the oddities of 19th-century rural Russia, revealing the absurdities of its society with every darkly comedic encounter.
By Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol