Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
by:
Nikolay Gogol (author)
Opening a door to a bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary, the title story offers an unforgettable depiction of a lunatic civil servant and his struggles to be noticed by the woman he loves. This excellent introduction to Gogol also features "Nevski Prospect" and "The...
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Opening a door to a bizarre world of broad comedy, fantasy, and social commentary, the title story offers an unforgettable depiction of a lunatic civil servant and his struggles to be noticed by the woman he loves. This excellent introduction to Gogol also features "Nevski Prospect" and "The Portrait."
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486452357 (0486452352)
Publish date: December 29th 2006
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 84
Edition language: English
bookshelves: slavic, fraudio, amusing Read in November, 2009 A civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he overhears two dogs talking. With Griff Rhys Jones. From Broadcast on:BBC Radio 7, 8:30am Tuesday 24th November 2009
ChronologyIntroductionFurther ReadingTable of Ranks--Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and his Aunt--How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich--Nevsky Prospekt--The Nose--The Overcoat--Diary of a Madman--The Carriage--The Government InspectorPublishing History and Notes
I never really thought of myself as a 'Russian Literature' kind of guy. But this was another one of those books that my father bought me, during my university years, when he was, I assume, trying to improve me (I have since realised that this was a regular enough occurrence to create a shelf, father...
A civil servant's dull existence is transformed when he overhears two dogs talking. With Griff Rhys Jones. From Broadcast on:BBC Radio 7, 8:30am Tuesday 24th November 2009http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00p2hb2/Three_Ivans_Two_Aunts_and_an_Overcoat_The_Diary_of_a_Madman/
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