GOGOL COLLECTED TALES

Collected here are Gogol's finest tales - stories which combine the wide-eyed, c
redulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the ci
ty dweller - allowing readers to experience anew the unmistakable genius of a wr
iter who paved the way of Dostoevsky and Kakfa. All of Gogol's most memorable cr
eations are here: the minor official who misplaces his nose, the downtrodden cle
rk whose life is changed by the acquisition of a splendid new overcoat, the wily
madman who becomes convinced that a dog can tell him everything he needs to kno
w. The wholly unique blend of satire and realism that Gogol crafted established
his reputation as one of the most daring and inventive writers of his time.