Gogol, Nikolai

Dead Souls (Penguin Classics)

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ISBN 13:: 9780140448078
author:: Gogol, Nikolai
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Penguin Classics
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2004
Pages:: 512
Dimensions:: 12.95 x 2.29 x 19.81 centimetres
Genre:: 19th century fiction
Condition:: New
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Dead Souls is a masterpiece of satire that exposes the social hypocrisy of 19th-century Russia. A mysterious stranger, Chichikov, arrives in a provincial town and makes a series of strange offers to the local landowners, proposing to buy the names of dead serfs to save them from paying tax. This ebullient novel features a grotesque gallery of human types, each with their own unique flaws and weaknesses.

Written by Nikolai Gogol, this novel is a devastating critique of the social and economic systems of the time. With its vivid characters and biting satire, Dead Souls is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in Russian literature and the human condition.

Published by Penguin, this edition is part of the Penguin Classics series, which represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. With authoritative introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, this edition provides a rich and nuanced understanding of Gogol's masterpiece.

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