The Overcoat and Other Short Stories  (English, Paperback, Gogol Nikolai)

The Overcoat And Other Short Stories 1st Edition includes the masterpiece The Overcoat, the satirical The Nose, the humourous The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich, and the rustic Old-Fashioned Farmers.

Summary Of The Book

The Overcoat And Other Short Stories 1st Edition is a collection of four literary pieces by the author. The Overcoat, published in 1842, shows the life of a poor St. Petersburg official whose valuable coat has gone missing. It highlights his struggles, pain, frustration, and setbacks as he tries to recover his belongings. This masterpiece has had great influence on Russian literature. This story has been adapted into ballets, plays, films, and radio shows.

The next is The Nose, an appropriate title for a satirical story that sheds light on the snootiness of Russia's rich but incompetent upper class. The tale in divided into three parts, and describes the experiences of Major Kovalyov’s nose, after getting separated from its owner.
The third story is The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich. It is also known as The Squabble in English. One of the most humourous stories ever written by Gogol, this tale is about two Ivans who are great friends and neighbours. However, one day they both end up insulting each other which results in a feud.

The last story in the collection is Old-Fashioned Farmer. It depicts the life on an old couple who have isolated themselves from society and live in rural seclusion.

About Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Gogol, born in 1809, was a novelist, dramatist, and short story writer. He was a Russian born in present day Ukraine.

His first publication was a volume of Ukrainian stories, published in 1831. This was followed by two other volumes. The first part of the trilogy Dead Souls was published in 1842, under the title The Adventures of Chichikov. This book established Gogol as the greatest prose writer of the Russian language in the 19th century. Some of this other literary works include Taras Bul'ba, Diary of a Madman, and The Inspector-General.

Over thirty-five movies have been based on the author’s work. He himself has been featured on USSR and Russian postage stamps numerous times. Commemorative coins have also been issued in his name. Nikolai Gogol passed away in 1852, at the age of 42.