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Title: The Nose by Gennadij Spirion, Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol, Gennady Spirin ISBN: 0-87923-963-8 Publisher: David R Godine Pub. Date: May, 1993 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Need to Blow Your Nose?
Comment: Best known for the mainstream Taras Bulba, The Inspector General, and Dead Souls, the Ukrainian Gogol wrote some excellent early absurdist stories including "The Nose," "The Carriage", and the seminal "Diary of a Madman". Another well-known story, "The Overcoat", considered one of Gogol's best works, also has several distinctively absurdist characteristics, including: the antinomy of outward appearance and inner reality, the related issue of questioning socially established values, and a fantastic ending. "The Nose" by Nikolai Gogol is more a reflection of the technique of story telling than any attempt to create a narrative. Indeed, Gogol purposely mangles form and content, breaking all conventions of traditional writing. The plot and more importantly, the way he presents it is a nonsensical jumble full of gaps, contradictions, interruptions and extraneous information. The piece is only unified through its attempt to betray the reader's assumptions of how a story should be told. Gogol opens strongly, establishing the normal foundation for a coherent plot to develop. "On 25 March a most extraordinary occurrence took place in St. Petersburg." (Gogol) A man named Kovalyov wakes up that morning to discover his nose is missing, in its place nothing but smooth skin. "The Nose" spends many pages following Kovalyov through futile attempts to recover his nose. Like the narrator, Kovalyov is often distracted from his mission by random thoughts and events.
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Title: The Little Black Hen by Elizabeth James, Gennady Spirin, Gennadii Spirin, Antony Pogorelsky ISBN: 1894965035 Publisher: Small Press Distribution Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Simeon's Gift by Julie Andrews Edwards, Gennady Spirin ISBN: 0060089148 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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