Penguin Classics: The Kiss and Other Stories
- 224 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Ten classic short stories by the master Russian author explore the daily lives of peasants and the interrelationships of men and women



Ten classic short stories by the master Russian author explore the daily lives of peasants and the interrelationships of men and women
Illuminates the Russian writer's thoughts on madness, bureaucracy, and illusion in these five tales
"The Nose" is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol. Written between 1835 and 1836, it tells of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.