Ronald Wilks Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Includes: - How Much Land Does a Man Need? - What Men Live By

Nikolai Gogol's work offers a sharp critique of society, highlighting the absurdities of bureaucracy and corruption. This collection features his renowned drama "The Government Inspector," celebrated for its biting satire, and a range of short stories that explore the lives of society's marginalized, from clerks to swindlers. Notable pieces include "Diary of a Madman," which delves into madness, "Nevsky Prospect," portraying obsession, and "The Overcoat," a poignant reflection on poverty that left a lasting impact on Russian literature.

"The Nose" is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol. Written between 1835 and 1836, it tells of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own.

Ten classic short stories by the master Russian author explore the daily lives of peasants and the interrelationships of men and women.

Obsah: Štedrovečerná noc — Taras Buľba — Nos — Portrét — Plášť — Bláznove zápisky. Nový výber z diela N. V. Gogoľa (1809 – 1852) prináša poviedku ŠTEDROVEČERNÁ NOC z cyklu Večery na Dikaňskom laze, ktorá je nevšednou kronikou vianočných zvykov na Ukrajine, ďalej slávnu novelu TARAS BUĽBA zo zbierky Myrhorod. Je to oslava prostého hrdinstva ruských kozákov, ich zmyslu pre česť a veľkej lásky k vlasti. Z pätice próz, tradične vydávaných pod názvom Petrohradské príbehy, sú vo výbere NOS, PORTRÉT, PLÁŠŤ a BLÁZNOVE ZÁPISKY.

My Childhood , which appeared in 1913, is the first part of Maxim Gorky's autobiographical trilogy. The ordinary experiences of a Russian boy in the nineteenth century are recalled by an altogether extraordinary man, whose gift for recapturing the world of a child is uncanny. Across the vision of the boy perched above the stove the Russian contrasts flicker - barbaric gaiety and deep gloom, satanic cruelty and saintly forebearance, clownish knaves and holy fools. A shutter in the mind closes: thirty years later the pictures develop, as fresh, as vivid, as exotic as when they were taken.