The Nose

Name: The Nose
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141397528
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By Nikolay Gogol

Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

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Summary

In The Nose by Nikolay Gogol, a bureaucrat in St. Petersburg wakes up to find his nose has disappeared and taken on a life of its own. The nose begins to live an independent social life, creating absurd situations that satire societal norms and class distinctions. Gogol uses this surreal event to explore themes of identity, ambition, and the ridiculousness of social status.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by absurd and satirical stories that explore themes of identity and bureaucracy, featuring a surreal and humorous narrative crafted by one of Russia's most celebrated authors.

The Nose

With this pair of absurd, comic stories, the author indulges his imagination and delights readers.

Russia's great nineteenth-century satirical absurdist shows what happens when a man wakes up with his nose missing, and illustrates the folly of boasting.

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Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary.

The Nose by Nikolay Gogol tells the peculiar and surreal tale of a man who loses his nose. Incredibly, it begins leading a life of its own, even assuming the identity of a higher-ranking official.

'Strangely enough, I mistook it for a gentleman at first. Fortunately, I had my spectacles with me so I could see it was really a nose.'

This short story is a masterpiece of absurdity and satire, characteristic of Gogol's distinctive style and his exploration of identity and social status in 19th-century Russia.

Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141397528

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 February 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by Ronald Wilks

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 161.0mm

Weight: 54g

Pages: 64

Collections

Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Nikolay Gogol Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Little Black Classics

About the Author

Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852). Gogol's works available in Penguin Classics are Dead Souls, Diary of a Madman, The Government Inspector & Selected Stories and The Night Before Christmas.