Petersburg Tales
Author: Nikolai Gogol
A new translation of comic tales by one of the leading figures in 19th-century Russian literature,,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 itself from his face and risen….Read More
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