Dead Souls - Nikolai Gogol - Dover Thrift Editions

Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol is a comic work that presents a satirical portrait of 19th-century Russia. This Dover Thrift Editions paperback is published by Dover Publications Inc.

Key details

• Author: Nikolai Gogol
• Series: Dover Thrift Editions
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 304
• Publication date: 28 September 2003
• ISBN: 9780486426822

Synopsis

A stranger arrives in a remote Russian community with an unusual proposal for local landowners: he offers cash for their “dead souls”, the serfs who have died in their service. From this premise, Gogol builds a wide-ranging comic masterpiece, using satire to sketch a vivid picture of 19th-century Russia.

Rich in symbolism, the book is described as continuing to inspire authors and readers in the 21st century, and suits adult readers interested in classic Russian literature and social satire.

Rackhams Reference : IA545S4XMZ