The Overcoat

by Nikolai Gogol

Overview

«The Overcoat» - is one of the famous St Petersburg short stories by the most mysterious author of the Russian literature Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. This intricate story is about a poor Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin, who placed an order for a new overcoat for himself and was looking forward for it to be sewed. The author, skillfully using the words, shows all the indifference and cruelty of St Petersburg towards the poor official. The story is also famous thanks to magnificent domestically produced and foreign screen versions and staging on the world stages as well.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783961646791
Publisher:	Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Publication date:	03/16/2017
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	56
File size:	267 KB
Age Range:	13 Years
Language:	Russian

About the Author

Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol (1809–52) was born in modern-day Ukraine and rose to literary fame in 1831. His 1842 novel Dead Souls launched the Golden Age of Russian prose; ten years later, in a religious frenzy, he burned the second volume – and died within ten days.

Editorial Reviews

The greatest Russian short story ever written.” Vladimir Nabokov

“We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky

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