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Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol' (1809-1852) was a Russian writer of Ukrainian ethnicity and birth. Often called the "father of modern Russian realism, " He was one of the first Russian authors to criticize his country's way of life. Although his early works were heavily influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing, he wrote in Russian and his works belong to the tradition of Russian literature. Gogol was one of the first masters of short prose, alongside Pushkin, Merimee, Hoffmann, and Hawthorne. The main and most persistent characteristic of Gogol's style is its verbal expressiveness. He wrote with a view not so much to the acoustic effect on the ears of the listener as to the sensuous effect on the vocal apparatus of the reciter. The other main characteristic of his genius is the extraordinary intensity and vividness of impressionist vision, sometimes skirting expressionism. The Dead Souls (1842), The Inspector-General and The Overcoat (1842) are among his masterpieces.

Fie ca este un frizer ticait, cicalit de nevasta, pe care il loveste nenorocirea din pricina unui nas gasit in piine, sau un functionar a carui pasiune pentru litere e pe atit de mare, pe cit de mica-i este averea pe care si-o cheltuie pe-o manta, eroul povestirilor lui Gogol este in toate numai excese: simte enorm, vede monstruos si totul ii este peste poate. Veselia pe care o nasc intimplarile lui este, cum o spune chiar Gogol, rodul unor accese „inexplicabile chiar pentru mine insumi, care proveneau probabil chiar din starea mea bolnavicioasa. Ca sa ma distrez, nascoceam toate lucrurile comice de care eram in stare”.

Roman over de drie zoons van een Russisch grootgrondbezitter, die een beeld geeft van het Russische volkskarakter en het leven in het 19e eeuwse Rusland.

A satire by the author of The Master and Margarita on his ten-year love-hate relationship with Stanislavsky, Method-acting and the Moscow Arts Theatre.