Petersburg Tales: New Translation: Newly Translated and Annotated / Includes the Diary of a Madman (Alma Classics Evergreens)

by Nikolai Gogol

Book Overview

Written in the 1830s and early 1840s, these comic stories tackle life behind the cold and elegant fa?ade of the Imperial capital from the viewpoints of various characters, such as a collegiate assessor who one day finds that his nose has detached itself from his face and risen the ranks to become a state councillor ('The Nose'), a painter and a lieutenant whose romantic pursuits meet with contrasting degrees of success ('Nevsky Prospect') and a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847493491
• ISBN13: 9781847493491
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Alma Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"