Dead Souls: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Dead Souls is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich (1809–1852). The listed translation credits are Hogarth, D. J..
Catalogue synopsis
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"Dead Souls" by Nikolai Gogol is a novel first published in 1842. It follows Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, a mysterious gentleman who arrives in a small Russian town with a peculiar scheme: to purchase "dead souls"—serfs who have died but still exist on paper for tax purposes. As he charms local officials and landowners, his bizarre transactions raise suspicions. Through absurd satire, Gogol exposes the moral rot and social dysfunction of Russia's middle aristocracy, creating unforgettable caricatures of greed, pretension, and vulgarity.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Dead Souls
- Author credits: Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich (1809–1852)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Hogarth, D. J.
Catalogue subjects
- Humorous stories
- Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction
- Satire
- Swindlers and swindling -- Russia -- Fiction
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- Best Books Ever Listings
- Category: Novels
- Category: Russian Literature
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