Author

Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ

31 March 1809 – 4 March 1852

1,674 worksOL2627043A

Also known as Микола Гоголь, Gogol Nikolai, Nikolai V. Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievitch Gogol, Nikolai Yasilevich Gogol, Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol', Nikolai Vasil'evich GOGOL

About

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Russian: Николай Васильевич Гоголь; Ukrainian: Микола Васильович Гоголь) (31 March [O.S. 19 March] 1809 – 4 March [O.S. 21 February] 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humourist, and dramatist He is considered the father of modern Russian realism. His early works, such as Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, were heavily influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing and identity. His more mature writing satirised the corrupt bureaucracy of the Russian Empire, leading to his exile. On his return, he immersed himself in the Orthodox Church. The novels *Taras Bul'ba* (1835; 1842 [revised edition]) and *Dead Souls* (1842), the play *The Inspector-General* (1836, 1842), and the short stories *Diary of a Madman*, *The Nose* and *The Overcoat* (1842) are among his best known works. With their scrupulous and scathing realism, ethical criticism as well as philosophical depth, they remain some of the most important works of world literature.

Works

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