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Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ

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1) Dead souls

Author

Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich

Series

Vintage classics
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Lexile measure

1080L

Language

English

Formats

Book - Regular Print, eBook

Description

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Chichikov, an amusing and often confused schemer, buys deceased serfs' names from landholders' poll tax lists hoping to mortgage them for profit

2) A swim in a pond in the rain: in which four Russians give a master class on writing, reading, and life

Author

Saunders, George

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

[2021]

Language

English

Description

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"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times. Saunders approaches...

3) Nikolai Gogol's Dead souls

Author

Gogolʹ, Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich

Publisher

New American Library

Pub. Date

[1961]

Language

English

Description

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A classic tale of a Russian businessman who, in an effort to get rich quick and marry an heiress, buys deceased serfs from their masters and thus appears to be a man of property and prosperity.