The Overcoat (ShandonPress)
The story centers on the life and death of Akaky Akakievich, an impoverished government clerk and copyist in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. Akaky is dedicated to his job, taking special relish in the hand-copying of documents, though little recognized in his department for his hard work....
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The story centers on the life and death of Akaky Akakievich, an impoverished government clerk and copyist in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. Akaky is dedicated to his job, taking special relish in the hand-copying of documents, though little recognized in his department for his hard work. Instead, the younger clerks tease him and attempt to distract him whenever they can. His threadbare overcoat is often the butt of their jokes. Akaky decides it is necessary to have the coat repaired, so he takes it to his tailor, Petrovich, who declares the coat irreparable, telling Akaky he must buy a new overcoat.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN:
9788822861511
ASIN: B01N051WVS
Publish date: 2016-11-02
Publisher: Nikolai Gogol
Pages no: 29
Edition language: English
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 by Nikolai Gogol, Shandonpress, Penguin Classics, now listed on BookLikes)