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Although his early works were heavily influenced by his ukrainian heritage and upbringing, he wrote in russian and his works belong to the tradition of russian literature. Along with the overcoat and the nose, diary of a madman is considered to be one of gogol s greatest short stories. Diary of a madman and other stories dover thrift editions. The diary of a madman and other stories kindle edition by gogol, nikolai. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Lee diary of a madman and other stories por nikolai gogol disponible en rakuten kobo. Nikolai gogols diary of a madman is an interesting story showing the gradual descent into madness of a russian man in the 1800s. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Read diary of a madman by nikolai gogol available from rakuten kobo. Diary of a madman wikisource, the free online library.
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In 1832, he published two volumes of evenings on a farm near dikanka, a collection of. As a writer, he has been given great imaginative gifts. Diary of a madman and other stories ebook por nikolai. The novel dead souls 1842, the play revizor 1836, 1842, and the short story the overcoat.
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