Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Gogol was one of the great geniuses of nineteenth century Russian literature, with a command of the irrational unmatched by any writer before or since. His strange tales, though often read as forceful demands for social change, were displays of the fantasies of the human spirit. This book tells his story.

Nikolai Gogol a fost unul dintre marii genii ai literaturii ruse din secolul al XIX-lea, cu o stapanire a irationalului neegalata de niciun scriitor dinainte sau de atunci. Povestile sale stranii, desi adesea interpretate ca revendicari puternice pentru schimbarea sociala, erau manifestari ale fanteziilor spiritului uman.