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The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol (Vintage Classics) (Paperback)

by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Author), Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage Books; Vintage Classics ed edition (1 Jul 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0375706151
  • ISBN-13: 978-0375706158
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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'Gogol is strangely timeless’ --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


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‘This new translation is a testimony to Gogol’s gift for comedy, absurdity and fabulism’ --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sorcerer!, 10 Aug 2008
This review is from: The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol (Paperback)
The version I read is in two parts: Part I is composed of 8 short stories based on Ukrainian folktales. All of the stories are weird, sport something of the macabre, are funny and insensibly wonderful. The Story of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled With Ivan Nikiforovich and The Night Before Christmas are favourites. Viy can easily be the inspiration for a horror movie. Some of these tales reminded me of Bulgakov though he came later. Part II is 7 stories set in St Petersburg. They are not as engaging and magical as part one but they do have spine-chilling twists too. The Nose is reminiscent of Kafka but again Kafka came later.

This was my first introduction to Gogol and he impresses mightily. This is gather around the candlelight storytelling and you know you're going to have nightmares afterwards - sorcerers and witches and the devil himself. Timing is exquisite and Gogol knows how to lead the reader by the nose up until the point you really want to skip a few pages just to see if there's a happy ending. Don't!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 4 Aug 2005
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Of all the stories, the one enjoyed most was DIARY OF A MAD MAN. It is an insightful story by Gogol that is full of humor, sadness, tragedy and hope. The literary style is first class and fully exposes the inner turmoil of a man with a conflict in his soul. HOUSE OF THE DEAD, UNION MOUJIK, POOR FOLKS, explore that depth of human suffering that leads to depravity for individuals or groups of people. The other short stories are equally masterpieces that we can read repeatedly without becoming bored.
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10 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely terrific author!, 22 Jul 2002
I would recommend it to everyone who values healthy sarcasm. Read it in Russian (if you know Russian). Unfortunately there's no such thing as a perfect translation. Good buy for a thinking individual.
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