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- ‘‘The Nose’’ (1836) is one of Gogol's most famous short stories. It tells the tale of a man whose nose detaches from his face and starts living its own life, and the man's attempts to get the nose back where it belongs.
- ‘‘The Overcoat’’ is Gogol's most acclaimed short story. It revolves around a poor clerk who is devastated when his cherished possession, a stylish overcoat, is stolen.
- Dead Souls (1842), by Nikolai Gogol, is a satirical novel set in feudal Russia. It follows a man who devises a scheme to buy the rights to deceased serfs (‘‘dead souls’’) and use them for financial gain.
- The Captain's Daughter (1836), written by Gogol's contemporary and friend Aleksandr Pushkin, is a historical novel about the Pugachov Rebellion.
- Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka (1831 and 1832), by Nikolai Gogol, is a two-volume collection of stories inspired by Ukrainian folklore.
- Nikolay Gogol: Text and Context (1989), edited by Jane Grayson and Faith Wigzell, is a collection of essays that explore Gogol's works within the cultural and historical backdrop of nineteenth-century Russia.
- The Complete Tales of Nikolai Gogol (1985), edited by Leonard J. Kent, is a comprehensive two-volume collection of Gogol's fiction.
- Leaving the Theater and Other Works (1990), edited by Ronald Meyer, is a compilation of essays by Gogol.
- The Theater of Nikolai Gogol: Plays and Selected Writings (1980), edited by Milton Ehre, includes translations of Gogol's dramatic plays.
- Uncle Vanya (1896), by the renowned Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, centers on a man named Uncle Vanya, who has sacrificed his personal happiness for the benefit of his brother-in-law.
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