The books of the talented writer Nikolai Gogol, richly saturated with subtle humor, plot interweaving of unforeseen situations, virtuoso sarcasm, characters whose names have become household names are well known to readers. About the properties of his talent, Gogol himself said: "I only came out well that was taken by me from reality, from the data known to me." At the same time, the characters depicted in his books were not just a repetition of reality, they were whole artistic types, with all shades of their characters and demeanor. Many of Gogol's works have been filmed, but the original texts remain irreplaceable. The book includes such works of the author as: Dead Souls; Auditor; Diary of a Madman; Nevsky Prospect; Viy; Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka; Taras Bulba; Bright Sunday; Overcoat; Nose.

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