Nikolai Gogol / Nicolai Vasilievich Gogol

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  • Bibliography:
    31 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1970
  • Latest Book:
    December 2014
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Book List in Order: 31 titles

  • Diary of a Madman

    This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Memoirs; or, Diary of a Madman' is a short story about the life of a minor civil servant during the rep...

  • The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol, Volume 2

    Volume 2 of The Complete Tales includes Gogol's Mirgorod stories -- among them that masterpiece of grotesque comedy, "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich," the wonderfully satiric "Old World Landowners," and the Cossak ...

  • The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol, Volume 1

    Nikolai Gogol was an artist who, like Rabelais, Cervantes, Swift, and Sterne, "knew how to walk upside down in our valley of sorrows so as to make it to a merry place." This two-volume edition at last brings all of Gogol's fiction (except his nove...

  • Nikolai Gogol's the Nose

  • The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol

    Using, or rather mimicking, traditional forms of storytelling Gogol created stories that are complete within themselves and only tangentially connected to a meaning or moral. His work belongs to the school of invention, where each twist and turn of t...

  • The Squabble

    Nikolai Gogol’s short story is a sublime work of tragi-comedy. In it, he brilliantly ridicules the Ukrainian passion for litigation and reveals life as something really rather absurd. Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich are the greatest of friends...

  • Tchitchikoff's Journeys

  • The Collected Tales

    From the acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Crime and Punishment, and The Brothers Karamazov, a brilliant translation of Nikolai Gogol's short fiction. Collected here are Gogol's finest tales--stories that combine the wide-eyed, credulous ima...

  • Plays and Petersburg Tales

    This volume brings together Gogol's Petersburg Tales with his two most famous plays, all of which guide us through the streets of St. Petersburg, the city erected by force and ingenuity on the marshes of the Neva estuary. Something of the deception a...



  • Nikolai Gogol's the Overcoat and Selected Stories

    One of the most influential short stories ever written, Nikolai Gogol's ‘‘The Overcoat’’ first appeared in 1842 as part of a four-volume publication of its author's Collected Works. The story is considered not only an early masterpiece of Rus...

  • The Night Before Christmas

    One of five beloved Christmas classics Written in 1831 by the father of Russian literature, this uproarious tale tells of the blacksmith Vakula’s battle with the devil, who has stolen the moon and hidden it in his pocket, allowing him to wreak...

  • Viy

    This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Viy' is a short story in which a philosophy student is terrorised by a witch as he holds a vigil ov...

  • Petersburg Tales

    Written in the 1830s and early 1840s, these comic stories tackle life behind the cold and elegant façade of the Imperial capital from the viewpoints of various characters, such as a collegiate assessor who one day finds that his nose has detached...

  • The Calash

    Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol 31 March 1809 " 4 March 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer. Considered by his contemporaries one of the preeminent figures of the natural school of Russian literary realism, later...

  • The Cloak

    Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol 31 March 1809 " 4 March 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer. Considered by his contemporaries one of the preeminent figures of the natural school of Russian literary realism, later...

  • A May Evening

    Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (31 March 1809 " 4 March 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer. Considered by his contemporaries one of the preeminent figures of the natural school of Russian literary realism, late...

  • Nikolai Gogol, Short Stories Collection

    Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809 - 1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer. Considered by his contemporaries one of the preeminent figures of the natural school of Russian literary realism, later critics have foun...

  • The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich

    This story takes place in a bucolic small town of Mirgorod (Myrhorod in Ukrainian), written in the style featuring grotesque, realistic portrayals of the characters. The two Ivans are gentlemen landowners, neighbors and great friends, each one almost...

  • A May Night

    This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1831 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'A May Night' is a short story about a young man and his love for a girl named Hanna. His father disagre...



  • Black Sunday

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    Many of the gothic romance and horror stories, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using th...

  • A Collection of Short Stories

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    Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) was a Russian writer of Ukrainian ethnicity and birth. Often called the “father of modern Russian realism, ” he was one of the first Russian authors to criticize his country’s way of life. Although his earl...

  • The Inspector-General

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    Considered the high point of Gogol's writing for the stage and a masterpiece of dramatic satire, The Inspector General skewers the stupidity, greed, and venality of Russian provincial officials. When it is announced that the Inspector General is comi...

  • The Mantle And Other Stories

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    Gogol has made brilliantly colored pictures of his Zaporogues, which please by their very grotesqueness; but sometimes it is too evident that he has not drawn them from nature. Moreover, these character-pictures are framed in such a trivial and ro...

  • The Mysterious Portrait

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    This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Mysterious Portrait' is a short story about a penniless artist who discovers a magical painting in ...

  • The Nose

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    This is the story of a nose. No, really -- it's the story of a nose that leaves the face of an official in St. Petersburg (the Russian St. Petersburg, the one in Florida wasn't even a proper village when Gogol was alive). The nose leaves this man'...

  • Old-Fashioned Farmers

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    Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) was a Russian writer of Ukrainian ethnicity and birth. Often called the "father of modern Russian realism, " he was one of the first Russian authors to criticize his country's way of life. Although his early work...

  • The Overcoat

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    It is the story of a sincere young clerk who makes great sacrifices to attain an ìovercoatî of untold value and power. Representing the mighty bureaucracy, Akaky dies of a broken heart when his beloved smart coat is stolen. The story takes an inter...

  • St. John's Eve

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    This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1830 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'St. John's Eve' is a short story about young lovers that are kept apart by the girl's father. T...

  • Dead Souls

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    First published in 1842, “Dead Souls” is the story of Chichikov, a young middle-class gentleman who comes to a small town in Russia with a dubious plan to improve his wealth and position in life. He begins by spending beyond his means on the prem...



  • How the Two Ivans Quarrelled

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    This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'How the Two Ivans Quarrelled' is a short story about a couple of gentlemen landowners whose friendship ...

  • Taras Bulba and Other Tales

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    This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in the 19th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Taras Bulba and Other Tales' is a collection of short stories that include 'St. John...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Nikolai Gogol / Nicolai Vasilievich Gogol has published 31 books.

Nikolai Gogol / Nicolai Vasilievich Gogol does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, A May Night, was published in December 2014.

The first book by Nikolai Gogol / Nicolai Vasilievich Gogol, Diary of a Madman, was published in January 1970.

No. Nikolai Gogol / Nicolai Vasilievich Gogol does not write books in series.
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