Dead Souls Unabridged Edition |
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Author:
| Gogol, Nikolai |
Translator:
| Hogarth, D. |
Editor:
| Nikolic, Dragan Milic, Jelena |
ISBN: | 978-1-5089-2469-2 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $4.19 |
Book Description:
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Support Public Domain: like and share http://facebook.com/BookLiberationFrontA stranger arrives in a Russian backwater community with a bizarre proposition for the local landowners: cash for their "dead souls," the serfs who have died in their service and for whom they must continue to pay taxes until the next census. The landowner receives a payment and a relief of his tax burden, and the stranger receives - what? Gogol's comic masterpiece offers a vast and satirical painting of the...
More DescriptionSupport Public Domain: like and share http://facebook.com/BookLiberationFrontA stranger arrives in a Russian backwater community with a bizarre proposition for the local landowners: cash for their "dead souls," the serfs who have died in their service and for whom they must continue to pay taxes until the next census. The landowner receives a payment and a relief of his tax burden, and the stranger receives - what? Gogol's comic masterpiece offers a vast and satirical painting of the Russian panorama as it traces the path and encounters of its mysterious protagonist in pursuit of his dubious scheme. Dead Souls, regarded as both a realistic portrait of 19th-century Russia and a work of great symbolism, continues to inspire 21st century authors and readers.