The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector, and Selected

The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector, and Selected Stories (Penguin Classics)

Author, dramatist and satirist, Nikolai Gogol deeply influenced later Russian literature with his powerful depictions of a society dominated by petty bureaucracy and base corruption. This volume includes both his most admired short fiction and his most famous drama. A biting and frequently hilarious political satire, "The Government Inspector" has been popular since its first performance and was regarded by Nabokov as the greatest Russian play every written. The stories gathered here, meanwhile, range from comic to tragic and describe the isolated lives of low-ranking clerks, lunatics and swindlers. They include "Diary of a Madman," an amusing but disturbing exploration of insanity; Nevsky Prospect, a depiction of an artist besotted with a prostitute; and "The Overcoat," a moving consideration of poverty that powerfully influenced Dostoevsky and later Russian literature.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.

Country	USA
Brand	Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich/ Wilks, Ronald (TRN)/ Maguire, Robert A. (INT)
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780140449075
Model	9780140449075
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140449075
ReleaseDate	2006-04-25

The Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector, and Selected Stories (Penguin Classics)