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Since its publication in 1842, Dead Souls has been celebrated as a supremely realistic portrait of provincial Russian life and as a splendidly exaggerated tale; as a paean to the Russian spirit and as a remorseless satire of imperial Russian venality, vulgarity, and pomp. As Gogol’s wily antihero, Chichikov, combs the back country wheeling and dealing for “dead souls”–deceased serfs who still represent money to anyone sharp enough to trade in them–we are introduced to a Dickensian cast of peasants, landowners, and conniving petty officials, few of whom can resist the seductive illogic of Chichikov’s proposition. This lively, idiomatic English version by the award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky makes accessible the full extent of the novel’s lyricism, sulphurous humor, and delight in human oddity and error.
Publisher : Vintage; 2nd Edition (March 25, 1997)
Language : English
Paperback : 432 pages
ISBN-10 : 0679776443
ISBN-13 : 978-0679776444
Lexile measure : 1080L
Item Weight : 12.8 ounces
Dimensions : 5.18 x 0.89 x 7.95 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book great and fun to read. They describe the humor as sophisticated, witty, and a masterpiece of the theater of the absurd. Readers praise the translation as great, fine, and accessible. They also find the story vivid, lively, spectacular, and convincing. Additionally, they say the content is fascinating and informative about rural Russian life. However, some customers report that 30 pages are missing toward the end.
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