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Title: The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol Vol. 2 by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol, Leonard J. Kent, Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol ISBN: 0-226-30069-2 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: March, 1985 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: not the greatest dead russian
Comment: the language of the stories is a little stilted, but it is tough to tell if that is gogol's fault or that of his translator (it is definitely time for a new translation). the stories range in all types and quality, though gogol is at his best when leaning towards the fantastique (kafkaesque comes mind). there are some good stories in the collection: diary of a madman (the only story that is genious), the portrait (gogol ruins what would have been his greatest story with a poorly written, unneccesary second half), the nose, the overcoat, and taras bulba (though a bit wordy and does carry on a little too long). vol 2 is by superior volume (if the editor's introduction and diary of a madman had been in it, there would be no point to volume one).
Rating: 3
Summary: A little disappointing
Comment: One of the first things I read by Gogol was "Dead Souls" - and I was enchanted. These stories pale by comparison. (The translation may have something to do with that). Vol.II is better than Vol.I: it contains the true classics, like the "Overcoat". Still, I would recommend reading "Dead Souls" if you want to get a vivid impression of Gogol's genius.
Rating: 4
Summary: Volume 1 is the lesser of two volumes
Comment: This publisher has collected in two volumes all of Gogol's short stories. Volume 1 contains Gogol's early work, including his first two books of stories. Several of the stories are good, but there are only two real gems here: "Ivan Schponka and His Aunt" and "Diary of a Madman." Volume 2 contains the real classics: "The Nose", "The Overcoat", etc.
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Title: The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol by Nikolai Gogol ISBN: 0375706151 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 29 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol ISBN: 0486426823 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 09 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $3.50 |
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Title: Dead Souls : A Novel by Nikolai Gogol ISBN: 0679776443 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 25 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Nikolai Gogol by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov ISBN: 0811201201 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: June, 1961 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Golovlyov Family (New York Review Books Classics) by Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov, Natalie Duddington, James Wood ISBN: 0940322579 Publisher: New York Review of Books Pub. Date: 12 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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