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Diary of a Madman And Other StoriesDiary of a Madman;the Nose;the Overcoat;How Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich;Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka And His Aunt (Classics)
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These five stories, including 'Diary of a Madman - the Overcoat and The Nose', make the best introduction to Gogol. His world is less a world than an atmosphere, a question of sleight of hand and trapdoor humour, involving characters that are vivid in the way only ghosts or government clerks can be. 'When, as in his immortal 'The Overcoat', he really let himself go and pottered happily on the brink of his private abyss, he became the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced,' wrote Nabokov, adding that 'after reading Gogol one's eyes may become gogolized and one is apt to see bits of his world in the most unexpected places'.
Author: Nikolaĭ Vasilevich Gogol (all their books in stock)
Format: Paperback
Published: 1972
Pages: 188
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140442731
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Our conditions mean the following:
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- Very Good - only minor imperfections such as minor scuffs to edge or cover or a price written in pencil or shop sticker.
- Standard Secondhand - Clearly been read before, but not too bad. We do not recommend these for gifting. Spines usually creased. Could also include creases or folds to cover, some writing such as in the cover or elsewhere, underlining or highlighting, but might not do. Possibly some stains or marks. Similar in general to books in any secondhand shop or charity shop.
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