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Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1809 – 4 March [O.S. 21 February] 1852) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Gogol used grotesque, for example in his works "The Nose", "Viy", "The Overcoat", and "Nevsky Prospekt".
- Russian
- 1840–51
- Playwright, short story writer, novelist
- Novodevichy Cemetery
Mar 27, 2024 · Nikolay Gogol (1809–52) was a Ukrainian-born short-story writer and novelist whose work deeply influenced Russian literature. His novel Myortvye dushi (1842; Dead Souls) and his short story “Shinel” (1842; “The Overcoat”) are considered the foundations of the great 19th-century tradition of Russian realism.
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Learn about the life and works of Nikolai Gogol, a Russian author who pioneered realistic and grotesque literature. Explore his stories, plays, essays, and his famous novel Dead Souls.
Learn about the life and works of Nikolai Gogol, a Ukrainian-born Russian writer who pioneered the natural school of realism. Explore his stories, plays, poems and his mysterious death.
Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Го́голь) (March 31, 1809 – March 4, 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian writer. Although many of his works were influenced by his Ukrainian heritage and upbringing, he wrote in the Russian language and his works are among the most beloved in the tradition of ...
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Nikolay Gogol. One of the finest comic authors of world literature, and perhaps its most accomplished nonsense writer, Gogol is best known for his short stories, for his play Revizor (1836; The Inspector General, or The Government Inspector ), and for Myortvye dushi (1842; Dead Souls ), a prose narrative that is nevertheless subtitled a “poem ...
Nikolay Gogol, (born March 19, 1809, Sorochintsy, near Poltava, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died Feb. 21, 1852, Moscow, Russia), Russian writer. Gogol tried acting and worked at minor government jobs in St. Petersburg before achieving literary success with Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka (1831–32).
