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Title: The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky, Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol ISBN: 0-679-43023-7 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: May, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Hilarious!!!
Comment: Sometimes you just have to ignore what critics say and enjoy the thing itself when you find some truly funny stuff. Who can read Kafka's "Verwandlung" and "Ein Bericht fur eine Akademie" without laughing him/herself to death? The same case with Gogol. Just ignore what critics call symbolism or allegory or whatever and enjoy the tales themselves. Have a good time.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sheer Genius (and a good translation)
Comment: This is the kind of writing that makes me questions why movies even exist. The style, the sentences, the humor, the feel is all something unique, unpredictable, and unmistakable. These plots are bizarre, intriguing and it is nearly impossible to guess the endings. All this coming from a translated work is a success for the writer and the translators.
The Overcoat, Diary of a Madman, & the Nose are some examples of Gogol's short story brilliance. These stories are realistic yet surreal, imaginative and impressive. Gogol shows you the roots of what Russian writers continued to excel at later with works like Metamorphosis (Kafka). He calls his stories tales (there are the Ukrainian Tales and the Petersburg Tales), and they most definitely are tales. They are the kind of stories you can tell around the campfire -- they are that unnerving and exhilarating. Yet they are social commentaries as well. These stories work on many levels because they are detailed, feature fantastic characters, and delve into fantasy. All the while you find unexpected twists and occurrences. It's sheer genius.
This book is a fabulous introduction to both Russian literature and the works of this unique genius.
Rating: 5
Summary: great translations
Comment: of course wonderful stories, but the translations are excellent. If you're going to read Gogol in English, use Pevear as your guide.
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Title: Dead Souls : A Novel by NIKOLAI GOGOL ISBN: 0679776443 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 25 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Selected Stories of Anton Chekov by Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear, Anton Chekhov ISBN: 0553381008 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 31 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Alexander Pushkin: The Collected Stories (Everyman's Library) by ALEXANDER PUSHKIN ISBN: 0375405496 Publisher: Unknown Publisher - Being Researched Pub. Date: 18 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $21.00 |
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Title: The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov ISBN: 0679760806 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 19 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: A Hero of Our Time by MIKHAIL LERMONTOV ISBN: 0679413278 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 30 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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