Russian Texts: The Gogol (Paperback)

from la2bkk

Amusing short story, with moments of true hilarity. I was surprised that Gogol had such a sense of humor. On the other hand, the story lacks any real depth and Gogol makes no attempt whatsoever to explain the absurd happenings. A recommended read, but do not expect to take away anything of signif...

from amerynth

Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Nose" is a pretty quick and amusing read. There doesn't appear to be anything too deep about it (which may be the point as compared to most Russian literature.) I'm not a fan of magical realism generally, but when they're this short, I guess it's all right.

from Castlelass

Absurd tale of a disembodied nose running amok in St. Petersburg. A barber discovers a nose in a loaf of bread. He recognizes it as belonging to one of his clients. Major Kovalyov wakes up one morning with a flat space where his nose should be. He searches for the nose and tries to advertise for ...

from DeltaQueen50

What a strange little story The Nose by Nikolai Gogol turned out to be. This is a satirical short story about a St. Petersburg official called Kovalyov, whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. Apparently Gogol himself had an oddly shaped nose and was often teased about this. Th...

from FPdC

A delightful short story about a man that wakes and finds out his nose has gone and it is walking in town disguised as a State Counselor!...