The Nose
by:
Nikolay Gogol (author)
This is the story of a nose. No, really -- it's the story of a nose that leaves the face of an official in St. Petersburg (the Russian St. Petersburg, the one in Florida wasn't even a proper village when Gogol was alive). The nose leaves this man's face and wanders off to have a life of its own....
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This is the story of a nose. No, really -- it's the story of a nose that leaves the face of an official in St. Petersburg (the Russian St. Petersburg, the one in Florida wasn't even a proper village when Gogol was alive). The nose leaves this man's face and wanders off to have a life of its own. It does strange stuff, too, What's to expect? Seriously, it's a nose. Nikolai Gogol. You've got to love him.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781463897352 (1463897359)
Publish date: June 1st 2011
Publisher: Aegypan
Pages no: 42
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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