{"product_id":"the-overcoat-and-other-short-stories-revised","title":"The Overcoat and Other Short Stories (Revised)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGogol's stories are admired for their skillful mingling of fantasy and reality, quiet good humor and use of mundane details -- as Gogol put it -- \"to extract the extraordinary from the ordinary.\" Imaginative and timeless, they remain as fresh and significant today as they were to readers generations ago. \n\u003cbr\u003eThis rich selection of four short stories by the great 19th-century Russian author of Dead Souls includes \"The Nose,\" a savage satire of incompetent bureaucrats and the snobbery and complacency of the Russian upper classes; \"Old-Fashioned Farmers,\" a sketch depicting an elderly couple who live a happy but simple life in rustic seclusion; \"The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarrelled with Ivan Nikiforovich,\" and of Gogol's most famous comic stories; and \"The Overcoat,\" an exceptionally moving tale -- considered a masterpiece of the form -- about a poor and much-ridiculed St. Petersburg official. Includes a selection from the Common Core State Standards Initiative: \"The Nose.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gogol, Nikolai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1992-02-21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiction \/ Classics|Fiction \/ Short Stories (single author)|Fiction \/ World Literature \/ Russia - 19th Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich|Translations into English|Short stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486270579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486270579\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52371896041753,"sku":"SP-9780486270579","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486270579_spiral.png?v=1778437300","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/the-overcoat-and-other-short-stories-revised","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}