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For an atheist it’s a great deal, though it does suggest atheism may have a weak point. For those of faith it’s a matter of jam now and purgatory tomorrow. A bargain many artists feel is something they can live with. For agnostics it’s usually a question of can the afterlife really be that bad, would workplace regulations reach all parts of heaven and hell. However, in this volume the terms are agreed and the Devil pays his fees and the character his dues, each happy to wait a few decades for the eternal payback.

Akaki Akákievich es un funcionario que trabaja como copista. Hombre austero, sencillo y conformado con su gris rutina, dedica sus ratos libres a lo único que le complace, la fiel copia de documentos. Hace tiempo que su capote se cae a pedazos y, a base de privaciones y esfuerzo, reúne el dinero necesario para comprar uno nuevo. La prenda causa sensación entre sus compañeros que, medio en broma, organizan una cena en su honor.

The Big Book of Christmas: Classic Stories and Poems is a grand compilation that assembles a treasure trove of holiday tales and poems from a remarkable array of authors. This extensive collection includes 100 classic works, each thoughtfully illustrated, to immerse readers in the magic and wonder of the Christmas season. This anthology spans a rich tapestry of Christmas literature, including timeless favorites such as "The Gift of the Magi," "The Red Room," "A Letter from Santa Claus," "The Fir Tree," "Song of the Holly," and many more.

Gogol's classic tale of mayhem, mischief, and marriage, inspired by Ukrainian lore, everyday life, and traditional comedy.

Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka is a collection of short stories by Nikolai Gogol, written from 1831 to 1832. They appeared in various magazines and were published in book form when Gogol, who had spent his life in Ukraine up to the age of 19, was 22. He put his early impressions and memories of childhood into these pictures of peasant life. His mother's descriptions of village customs, dress, superstitions, and old stories were also used as primary sources. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

El diario de un loco es una inmersión profunda en la mente de un hombre al borde de la locura. A través de sus entradas de diario, el lector es testigo de la progresiva descomposición mental de un modesto funcionario de San Petersburgo, que comienza a descubrir un mundo delirante y oscuro, distorsionado por su propia psique. Este relato, más allá de ser una crítica de la burocracia rusa, es una introspección sobre la fragilidad de la psique humana y el aislamiento en una sociedad indiferente. Una obra maestra que desafía nuestra percepción de la realidad.

The diary is that most intimate of journals, of records. Within its pages the writer records and gives expression to their thoughts, their feelings, their emotional state on all the things that make up and surround them in this world. With authors of the calibre of Bulgakov, Woolf, Tolstoy, Twain and many others this volume explores characters whose lives seem dominated by these diaries, and the events that unfold are both compelling and literary journeys into the very personal and intimate side of their characters’ lives.

"The Nose" is the second best known story of Gogol, after "The Overcoat". A military major discovers his nose is missing and works to recover it. He finds the nose but it pretends to have a life of its own, as a fellow human. It in fact has a higher rank than the Major himself. The Major is perplexed, goes back to his apartment, and has the nose returned to him. With great joy he recovers his nose, only to find it won't reattach to his face. After much going on, he finds the nose reattached to his face.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. There are times when love is not a revelation and a calling from one soul to another but a carefully navigated path, or maybe a badly chosen path that decimates happiness. Which way will our literary leviathans take us? Inevitably it will be more than one.

Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was a pre-eminent Ukrainian-born story writer. He is particularly famous for those stories which veer in the direction of surrealism and the grotesque. "The Nose" is a classic example of this genre. The story opens with the barber, Ivan Yakovlevitch at breakfast. Things take an odd turn when Yakovlevitch finds a disembodied nose hidden in his bread roll. Yakovlevitch is at pains to rid himself as quickly as he can of the nose, which he recognizes as belonging to one of his clients, Major Kovalev.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that are difficult to achieve elsewhere. The Gothic short story is one of the most enduring of genres. In this volume we explore works by classic authors from all corners of Europe as they explore and exploit narratives with their undeniable talents.

Nikolai Gogol was one of the first to use the technique of the grotesque. According to Viktor Shklovsky, Gogol's strange style of writing resembles the "ostranenie" technique of defamiliarization. His early works, such as Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, were influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing, Ukrainian culture and folklore. His later writing satirised political corruption in the Russian Empire (The Government Inspector, Dead Souls).

The Nose is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol written during his time living in St. Petersburg. During this time, Gogol's works were primarily focused on surrealism and the grotesque, with a romantic twist. Written between 1835 and 1836, The Nose tells the story of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. The Nose was originally published in The Contemporary, a literary journal owned by Alexander Pushkin.

Die tragische Geschichte des Kosakenhauptmanns Taras Bulba entführt uns in die Kriegswehen Russlands im sechzehnten Jahrhundert. In der Familie Taras, der einen Sohn tötet, um sein Volk zu retten und die Hinrichtung des anderen nicht verhindern kann, vollzieht sich jener Zyklus, der seit Menschengedenken das Leben bestimmt: Geburt und Liebe, Tod und Trauer.

May Night, or the Drowned Maiden, 1831 is the third tale in the collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol. It was made into the opera May Night by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1878–79 and also a Ukrainian setting by Mykola Lysenko. This story comes from the unnamed story-teller (who was previously responsible for "The Fair at Sorochyntsi"). In this tale, a young Cossack named Levko, the son of the mayor, is in love with Hanna. He comes to her house to talk about marriage and mentions that his father is not pleased with the idea, though he doesn't say anything directly and merely ignores him.

With his sense of humor and ability to observe, Nikolai Gogol presents the world with stories of little people: the weak and fragile people who try to hold on to life in the gloomy cities of Russia. The Mantle, which is listed among his masterpieces, describes how Russian bureaucracy turns everyone into a ghost of each other. It tells the tragicomic story of a poor low-ranking official named Akakiy Akakiyevich Bashmachkin, a faint character living on the margins of society who spends all his time diligently copying documents.

Ein Sammelband, der die größten klassischen Literaten Russlands vereint! In dieser Sammlung der russischen Literatur finden sich Werke wie Fjodor Dostojewskis "Der Spieler". Der Roman umfasst die Macht des Geldes und eine daraus resultierende Spielsucht. Dostojewski nimmt seiner Leser und Leserinnen dabei mit in ein Casino und lässt sie dabei den Nervenkitzel des Spiels hautnah miterleben.

Trauma, Wahnsinn und die dämonische Faszination der Liebe vermischen sich in dieser berühmten Erzählung .Schaurig-schön erzählt Hoffmann von der inneren Zerrissenheit seines Protagonisten, seines Pendelns zwischen Realität und Phantasie. Es ist vor allem eine finstere Erzählung über die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche.

Die toten Seelen ist ein Roman von Nikolaj Gogol (1809-1852). Der erste Teil wurde 1842 veröffentlicht. Ursprünglich war eine Trilogie geplant, aber Gogol vollendete nur die ersten beiden Teile, wovon der zweite aber nur bruchstückhaft überliefert ist. Das Originalmanuskript des zweiten Teils vernichtete Gogol kurz vor seinem Tod.

Wij - Der Fürst der Dämonen. Eine Erzählung von Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Gogol, gelesen von Christiane Dors. Eines der berühmtesten Werke von Nikolai W. Gogol ist die Erzählung "Wij", die in der Kurzgeschichtensammlung "Mirgorod" im Jahr 1835 erstmals veröffentlicht wurde. Als Grundlage für seine Geschichte verwendete er vermutlich eine Volkslegende über den schrecklichen und mächtigen Anführer böser Geister, einer Kreatur aus der slawischen Mythologie, die eines der Hauptmotive der Geschichte bildet.