The Collected Tales -

Nikolai Gogol

Everyman's Library

2008

425 páginas

14h 10m

ISBN-13: 9780307269690

Collected here are Gogol’s finest tales—stories that combine the wide-eyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social criticism of the city dweller—allowing readers to experience anew the unmistakable genius of a writer who paved the way for Dostoevsky and Kafka. All of Gogol’s most memorable creations are here: the minor official who misplaces his nose, the downtrodden clerk whose life is changed by the acquisition of a splendid new overcoat, the wily madman who becomes convinced that a dog can tell him everything he needs to know. The wholly unique blend of the mundane and the supernatural that Gogol crafted established his reputation as one of the most daring and inventive writers of his time.

Resenhas (1)

2.5 (Razoável)

ok some tales worthed and were entertaining

Most of the tales are not as good as i expected them to be. From all the 13 ones i've only liked 5. The english is kind of hard, and at first the nonsenses of the stories don't really help to understand them better either. Also, some tales are sexist which i don't know if it's on purpose or not, but the ones that were not like this were really good, entertaining and with an immersive narrative. So the reading worthed to know the author's work.