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Nikolai Gogol was talented enough to catch the notice of not just his contemporaries but his government. Considered one of Russia's greatest writers during his day, Gogol's Dead Souls satirized the corruption of the Russian government enough that it forced him into exile. Dead Souls features Gogol's classic prose and verse forms, with Gogol himself considering it epic poetry. Despite the fact that it was technically unfinished, with Gogol famously burning the second part of the manuscript, it's still universally hailed as one of Gogol's classics.

The short story is a fundamental part of the greatness of Russian literature. Nearly every author of note has turned their hand to it at some point in their career. This volume contains a broad selection of authors and styles in the original language, including Chekhov, Tolstoy, Gogol and more.

"The Mantle and Other Stories" from Nikolai Gogol. Ukrainian-born Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1809-1852).