The Overcoat and the Nose

About this book

Nikolai Gogol was born in the Ukraine in 1809. Vladimir Nabokov wrote of his work that "after reading Gogol ones eyes may become gogolized and one is apt to see bits of his world in the most unexpected places." He died in 1852 after subjecting himself to a severe regime of fasting. "The Overcoat" and "The Nose" are two of Gogols finest works. "The Nose" is a masterpiece of comic art and "The Overcoat" is considered one of the greatest short stories ever written. Cover painting is Paul Czannes "Portrait of the Painter Achille Empereur."