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  • The Nose

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    "The Nose" (Russian: Нос) is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol written during his time living in St. Petersburg. During this time, Gogol's works were primarily focused on surrealism and the grotesque, with a romantic twist. Written between 1835 and 1836, "The Nose" tells the story of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. "The Nose" was ... Read more

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  • Dead Souls

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    Translated by Bernard Guilbert Guerney ...
    Gogol's 1842 novel Dead Souls, a comic masterpiece about a mysterious con man and his grotesque victims, is one of the major works of Russian literature. It was translated into English in 1942 by Bernard Guilbert Guerney; the translation was hailed by Vladimir Nabokov as "an extraordinarily fine piece of work" and is still considered the best translation of Dead Souls ever published. Long out of ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

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  • Dead Souls

    A Novel

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    Series series Vintage Classics
    Since its publication in 1842, Dead Souls has been celebrated as a supremely realistic portrait of provincial Russian life and as a splendidly exaggerated tale; as a paean to the Russian spirit and as a remorseless satire of imperial Russian venality, vulgarity, and pomp. As Gogol's wily antihero, Chichikov, combs the back country wheeling and dealing for "dead souls"--deceased serfs who still ... Read more

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  • The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    Translated by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky ...
    Series series Vintage Classics
    “A superb new translation” (The New Yorker) of stories that allow readers to experience the unmistakable genius of a writer who paved the way for Dostoevsky and Kafka.When Nikolai Gogol left his Ukrainian village in 1828 to seek his fortune in St. Petersburg, he began composing these marvelous stories—tales that combine the wide-eyed, credulous imagination of the peasant with the sardonic social ... Read more

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  • How the Steel Was Tempered

    by Nikolai Ostrovsky ...
    “How the Steel Was Tempered” is a socialist realist novel written by Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904–1936). With 36.4 million copies sold, it is one of the best-selling books of all time and the best-selling book in the Russian language. The story follows the life of Pavel Korchagin, including his fighting in and aftermath of the Russian Civil War when he fought for the Bolsheviks during the war and was ... Read more

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  • Dead Souls

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    The classic satiric novel. According to Wikipedia: "Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol ( 1809 - 1852) was a Russian writer of Ukrainian ethnicity. Although his early works were heavily influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing and identity, he wrote in Russian and his works belong to the tradition of Russian literature; often called the "father of modern Russian realism," he was one of the first Russian ... Read more

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  • Taras Bulba

    Bilingual Edition (English – Ukrainian)

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    Translated by Isabel Florence Hapgood, Mykola Sadowski ...
    Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Ukrainian paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot. ... Read more

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  • The Top 10 Short Stories - The Ukrainians

    by Nikolai Gogol, Vladimir Korolenko, Mikhail Bulgakov ...
    Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will ... Read more

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  • The Enchanted Wanderer

    and Other Stories

    by Nikolai Leskov ...
    Translated by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky ...
    Series series Vintage Classics
    Written over the course of Leskov’s career, each story in The Enchanted Wanderer elucidates the very essence of the human condition; themes of love, despair, loneliness, and revenge are explored against the backdrop of nineteenth-century working-class Russia. Leskov deftly layers social satire and subtle criticism atop myth and fable, resulting in a richly entertaining collection.BONUS MATERIAL: ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

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  • The Enchanted Wanderer

    by Nikolai Leskov ...
    Translated by Ian Dreiblatt ...
    Series series The Art of the Novella
    A new translation of the hilarious picaresque about a man with an indomitable spiritThe Enchanted Wanderer is a Russian Candide with a revolutionary edge, a picaresque that features a fast-talking monk named Ivan who is at war, it seems, with every level of society. Working as a carriage man for a Count, Ivan accidentally causes the death of a monk, which leads to his being ostracized by the local ... Read more

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  • What is to be done? Illustrated

    by Nikolai Chernyshevsky ...
    Translated by Benjamin Tucker ...
    What Is to Be Done? by Nikolai Chernyshevsky is a groundbreaking and influential novel that shaped Russian literature and revolutionary thought in the 19th century. Originally published in 1863, this philosophical and political work is a vivid portrayal of utopian ideals and the quest for societal transformation. The story centers on Vera Pavlovna, a strong-willed and independent woman who defies ... Read more

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  • Fatal Whispers

    by Sandra Nikolai ...
    Series Book 2 - Megan Scott/Michael Elliott Mystery
    "Two very likeable crime solvers who are as interesting as the mystery itself." - Readers' Favorite, 5-star review“Money buys anything. Even murder.”A millionaire’s beautiful young wife.A homeless woman.A parish priest.Three baffling deaths within days. No sign of foul play. No police leads. Even medical authorities can’t explain the cause of death. An unprecedented occurrence in Portland, Maine ... Read more

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