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The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol | 
 enlarge | Author: N.v. Gogol
Creators: Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky
Publisher: Granta Books
Category: Book
List Price: £7.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 32193
Media: Paperback
Edition: Rev Ed
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1862075948
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781862075948
ASIN: 1862075948
Publication Date: August 1, 2003
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Sorcerer! August 10, 2008
demola
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The version I read is in two parts: Part I is composed of 8 short stories based on Ukrainian folktales. All of the stories are weird, sport something of the macabre, are funny and insensibly wonderful. The Story of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled With Ivan Nikiforovich and The Night Before Christmas are favourites. Viy can easily be the inspiration for a horror movie. Some of these tales reminded me of Bulgakov though he came later. Part II is 7 stories set in St Petersburg. They are not as engaging and magical as part one but they do have spine-chilling twists too. The Nose is reminiscent of Kafka but again Kafka came later.
This was my first introduction to Gogol and he impresses mightily. This is gather around the candlelight storytelling and you know you're going to have nightmares afterwards - sorcerers and witches and the devil himself. Timing is exquisite and Gogol knows how to lead the reader by the nose up until the point you really want to skip a few pages just to see if there's a happy ending. Don't!
Brilliant August 4, 2005
John (Charleston, USA)
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
Of all the stories, the one enjoyed most was DIARY OF A MAD MAN. It is an insightful story by Gogol that is full of humor, sadness, tragedy and hope. The literary style is first class and fully exposes the inner turmoil of a man with a conflict in his soul. HOUSE OF THE DEAD, UNION MOUJIK, POOR FOLKS, explore that depth of human suffering that leads to depravity for individuals or groups of people. The other short stories are equally masterpieces that we can read repeatedly without becoming bored.
Absolutely terrific author! July 22, 2002
9 out of 18 found this review helpful
I would recommend it to everyone who values healthy sarcasm. Read it in Russian (if you know Russian). Unfortunately there's no such thing as a perfect translation. Good buy for a thinking individual.
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