The Nose
by:
Nikolay Gogol (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781425046576 (1425046576)
Publisher: WWW.Readhowyouwant.com
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Humor,
Literature,
Cultural,
19th Century,
Russia,
Russian Literature,
Magical Realism,
Short Stories
“The nose looked at the Major and frowned a little.” - Nikolai Gogol, The Nose on March 25, Barber Ivan Yakovlevitch sits down to breakfast. his wife Prascovia Osipovna duly throws him a newly baked roll. Ivan discovers a nose inside it and recognizes its owner. confused and much agitated, he late...
Adorable! I could imagine a Monty Python sketch of this story.
bookshelves: published-1836, e-book, slavic, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, re-read, summer-2010 Read on June 14, 2010, read count: 2 ** spoiler alert ** Re-Read details - Major Kovalyov's nose vanishes and reappears in St Petersburg disguised as a councillor. With Stephen Moore. Broadcast on...
I've known this tale for a few months now but never got around to read it. Today I decided to take a few moments and take the time to read it. It is certainly a very funny short-story. I would recommend it to everyone without a doubt.
This is, without a doubt, the strangest story I've ever read. Ever.
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