Dead Souls

by Nikolai V. Gogol | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0451004914 Global Overview for this book
Registered by running-gal of Blackwood, South Australia Australia on 6/3/2018
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Journal Entry 1 by running-gal from Blackwood, South Australia Australia on Sunday, June 3, 2018
At first glance this book will probably be passed over. The apparently dry subject material - the story of a confidence man in mid-19th century Russia - together with its rather ragged state will likely not attract too many takers. However it is certainly worth the effort; the humour has a strikingly modern tone ... especially the dialogue (which I think owes a lot also to the translation) and the reader will likely find that it strikes many chords with everyday life. Postscript: if it seems to end rather abruptly, that is because Gogol apparently had a lot more planned for it; but the execution of it apparently drove him around the bend. Also note: for a more sophisticated review, please see this one by A.S.Byatt in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/oct/30/classics.asbyatt

Originally sourced as part of my ongoing effort to read the 1001 Books List, now on its way to Adelaide Meetup.

Journal Entry 2 by running-gal at Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Sunday, June 3, 2018

Released 5 yrs ago (6/12/2018 UTC) at Adelaide, South Australia Australia

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