Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852), of Ukrainian origin, studied at the lyceum of Nizhyn until 1828, then moved to Saint Petersburg, where in 1834 he was appointed assistant in the university's chair of history. His first stories drew on the folklore of his native country, the later ones on satire of the administration. From 1836 to 1848, he lived mostly abroad, in particular in Rome. Back in Russia, he became close to the archpriest Matvei Konstantinovsky, who presented his work of imagination to him as a sin; his ascetic practices ruined his health, and he died in Moscow.

In the catalogue 3

• Short storiesDiary of a MadmanЗаписки сумасшедшегоNikolai Gogol · 1835Literature
• Short storiesThe NoseНосNikolai Gogol · 1836Literature
• NovelDead SoulsМёртвые душиNikolai Gogol · 1842Literature