The Viy by Nikolai Gogol

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The Viy by Nikolai Gogol

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The Viy by Nikolai Gogol

This early work by Nikolai Gogol was originally published in 1835 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Viy' is a short story in which a philosophy student is terrorised by a witch as he holds a vigil over the the dead body of a beautiful girl. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was born in Sorochintsi, Ukraine in 1809. In 1831, Gogol brought out the first volume of his Ukrainian stories, 'Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka'. It met with immediate success, and he followed it a year later with a second volume. 'The Nose' is regarded as a masterwork of comic short fiction, and 'The Overcoat' is now seen as one of the greatest short stories ever written; some years later, Dostoyevsky famously stated We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'. He is seen by many contemporary critics as one of the greatest short story writers who has ever lived, and the Father of Russia's Golden Age of Realism.

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ISBN 13 9781473322356
ISBN 10 1473322359
Title The Viy
Author Nikolai Gogol
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Read & Co. Classics
Year published 2014-12-01
Number of pages 66
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.