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Dead Souls

Dead Souls

Odets, Clifford
Gogol, Nikolai Vasil'evich

Hardcover

PhilosophyLiterary CriticismFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1494198193
ISBN13: 9781494198190
Publisher: Literary Licensing Llc
Published: Mar 29 2014
Pages: 538
Weight: 1.95
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Dead Souls is a novel by Russian author Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842. The story follows the character of Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, a middle-class man who travels through the Russian countryside in the early 19th century. Chichikov is on a mission to buy the dead souls of serfs who have died since the last census, in order to use them as collateral for a loan. The novel is a satirical critique of the corrupt social and political system of Russia at the time, and explores themes of greed, deception, and moral decay. Through Chichikov's encounters with various landowners, bureaucrats, and other characters, Gogol paints a vivid picture of the absurdities and injustices of Russian society. Dead Souls is considered one of the greatest works of Russian literature and a masterpiece of satire.This Is A New Release Of The Original 1893 Edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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