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100 1 _aGogol, Nikolai Vasilevich,
_d1809-1852
245 1 4 _aThe Mantle, and Other Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-05-27
505 0 _aThe mantle -- The nose -- Memoirs of a madman -- A May night -- The Viy.
508 _aProduced by Meredith Bach, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Mantle and Other Stories" by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol is a collection of short stories written in the early 19th century. The stories often revolve around the absurdities of life in Russian society, employing satire and humor to critique characters and their follies. One of the central characters is Akaki Akakievitch, a titular councillor whose life takes a turn following the loss of his beloved cloak, which becomes a symbol of his social position and identity. The opening of "The Mantle" introduces Akaki Akakievitch, a meek and unnoticed government clerk in St. Petersburg, who is humorously depicted as utterly devoted to his mundane work of copying documents. Gogol paints a vivid picture of Akaki's drab life, marked by ill-fitting clothes and constant ridicule from his colleagues. As Akaki discovers the dilapidated state of his old coat and resolves to get a new one, the narrative sets the stage for his transformation, exploring themes of social alienation and the human condition in a satirical light. The segment hints at the interplay of societal expectations and personal aspirations, foreshadowing the struggles Akaki will endure in pursuit of dignity through something as simple yet profound as a cloak. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aRussia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
653 _aShort stories, Russian -- Translations into English
653 _aGogol, Nikolai Vasilevich, 1809-1852 -- Translations into English
700 1 _aMérimée, Prosper,
_d1803-1870
700 1 _aField, Claud,
_d1863-1941
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36238
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