Böcker av Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol

""Dead Souls"" is a masterpiece of Russian literature written by acclaimed author Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol. Originally published in [YEAR], this satirical novel takes readers on a dark and humorous journey through the corrupt and bureaucratic world of 19th-century Russia.The story revolves around the ambitious protagonist, Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, who embarks on a bizarre mission to purchase ""dead souls"" - deceased serfs still listed as alive in the census records. Through Chichikov's encounters with various landowners and officials, Gogol brilliantly exposes the flaws and vices of Russian society, highlighting themes of greed, deception, and the moral decay of the aristocracy.Gogol's vivid descriptions, sharp wit, and skillful characterization make ""Dead Souls"" a captivating and thought-provoking read. It offers a scathing critique of societal norms and serves as a powerful commentary on human nature and the pursuit of personal gain.

Николай Васильевич Гоголь родился 1809г. 20 марта (1 апреля н.с.) в местечке Великие Сорочинцы Миргородского уезда Полтавской губернии в семье небогатого помещика.В 1830 в журнале "Отечественные записки" появилась первая повесть Гоголя "Басаврюк", впоследствии переработанная в повесть "Вечер накануне Ивана Купала". Литературную известность Гоголю принесли "Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки" (1831 -- 32), повести "Сорочинская ярмарка", "Майская ночь" и др.Известная повесть Н.В.Гоголя "Тараса Бульба" из цикла «Миргород', при создании которой автор широко использовал различные исторические источники мемуары, летописи, исследования, фольклорные материалы. События происходят в среде запорожских казаков.«Запорожской сечи' отсылают к тяжелому периоду в истории казачества, когда запорожцы поднялись на борьбу с Речью Посполитой. В самом центре политических интриг оказалась семья уважаемого казака Тараса Бульбы, переживающего глубокую личную драму. Его сын Андрий полюбил польскую аристократку и хочет бежать из Сечи. Раздираемый чувством и долгом Тарас объявляет сыну последнюю родительскую волю...1852г., 21 феврале Гоголь умер в своей последней квартире на Никитском бульваре. (wikipedia.org)

This is a dual-language book with the Russian text on the left side, and the English text on the right side of each spread. The texts are precisely synchronized. A great book for learning both languages while reading a Russian classic masterpiece. Fragments of Dead Souls' second volume, which Gogol burnt shortly before his death, are not included in this edition.

Taras Bulba is a magnificent story portraying the life of the Ukrainian Cossacks who lived by the Dnieper River in the sixteenth century. Taras Bulba is an old and hardened warrior who feels a little rusty from lack of action. When his two sons return from school at Kiev, he eagerly takes them to the "setch," the camping and training island of the Cossacks. There they spend their time drinking and remembering old glories. It happens, however, that the Cossacks are going through an uneasy truce with their Turkish hegemones and the Tartar horsemen. Taras Bulba, always the warmonger, harangues the Cossacks, engineers a change in leadership, and leads them to attack the Catholic Poles. The Cossacks ride West, destroying everything they meet with extraordinary brutality. Finally, they lay siege to a walled city, but Andrew, Taras's younger son, discovers that the woman he loves is inside. A masterful and brutal story of the horrors of war. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

Originally published in 1835, this is one of two works by Gogol dealing with the "little man". Poprischin is a middle-aged, grade nine civil servant who is painfully aware of the social gap between himself and Sophie, the Director's daughter. It is this frustrated love that drives him to madness.

Collected here are superb new translations of the finest tales - from the founding master of Russian surreal allegory and irony

Nevsky Prospect, published in 1835, is Gogol's major contribution to the 'Petersburg' theme in Russian literature, a theme taken up and developed by Dostoevsky, Blok, Zamiatin and many others. By day, Nevsky Prospect, the capital's main thoroughfare, is thronged with people from all sections of Petersburg society. After dusk it is the haunt of prostitutes and the Devil holds sway. Gogol's story, which he eventually includes in the 'Petersburg' cycle of tales, is ostensibly two stories in one, linked by the slimmest of threads: the tragic tale of the flippant philanderer Pirogov. In the final paragraphs, another theme emerges: the struggle between Good and Evil or - in Gogol's terms - between Beauty and the Devil.Nevsky Prospect epitomizes much of what has come to be termed Gogolian, the inimitable prose style, the love hate relationship with Petersburg, and above all the preoccupation with poshlost (vulgar pretentiousness) in all its manifold forms.