Петербургские повести by Nikolai Gogol
A loosely connected set of tales set in St. Petersburg that mixes dark comedy, grotesque absurdity and poignant social realism to expose the city’s hypocrisies and the crushing effects of bureaucracy, ambition and vanity. Through vivid street scenes and bizarre incidents—from a surreal loss of personal identity to the tragic fate of a lowly clerk whose only treasure is his coat—the collection skewers social pretensions, examines the corrosive pursuit of status and money, and combines biting satire with deep sympathy for the marginalized, producing a haunting portrait of urban life under an indifferent society.
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- Peterburgskie povesti
- Petersburg Stories
- Petersburg Tales
- Tales of Petersburg
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