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Dead Souls: New Translation

By Nikolai Gogol

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Dead Souls: New Translation

By Nikolai Gogol

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A mysterious stranger named Chichikov arrives in a small provincial Russian town and proceeds to visit a succession of landowners, making each of them an unusual and somewhat macabre proposition. He offers to buy the rights to the dead serfs who are still registered on the landowner's estate, thus reducing their liability for taxes. It is not clear what Chichikov's intentions are with the dead serfs he is purchasing, and despite his attempts to ingratiate himself, his strange behaviour arouses the suspicions of everyone in the town. A biting satire of social pretensions and pomposity, Dead Souls has been revered since its original publication in 1842 as one of the funniest and most brilliant novels of nineteenth-century Russia. Its unflinching and remorseless depiction of venality in Russian society is a lasting tribute to Gogol's comic genius.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2017-05-25
Publication Date:
2017-05-25
Publisher:
Alma Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1847496288
ISBN13:
9781847496287
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
302 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
27 cm
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