Dead Souls - Nieuwe Vertaling - Nikolai Gogol

A biting satire of social pretensions and pomposity, Dead Souls is presented in a brand new translation as part of the Alma Classics Evergreens series. Nikolai Gogol’s novel follows a mysterious stranger, Chichikov, who arrives in a provincial Russian town and visits a sequence of landowners with a macabre proposal: he offers to buy the rights to the dead serfs still registered on their estates to reduce their tax liability. Despite his attempts to ingratiate himself, Chichikov’s strange behavior arouses suspicion in the town. Originally published in 1842, the work is celebrated as one of the funniest and most brilliant novels of nineteenth-century Russia, offering a relentless portrayal of venality in Russian society.

The paperback edition collects the story in 368 pages, in a 01 edition, and was released in 2017 as part of Alma Classics’ Evergreens line.

Chichikov’s enigmatic motives and the townspeople’s reactions drive a sharp, humorous look at greed, social status, and hypocrisy, delivering Gogol’s enduring comic genius.

Kenmerken

• Brand new translation in the Evergreens series
• Satire of social pretensions and pomposity
• Mysterious Chichikov with a strange proposal
• Plot centers on dead serfs and tax motives
• Originally published in 1842, Gogol classic
• 368 pagina’s, paperback editie 01