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Dead Souls - Nikolai Gogol (1842) Summary
Book 251: Dead Souls - Nikolai Gogol (1842)
Book at a glance: Dead Souls , written by Nikolai Gogol and published in 1842, is a satirical novel that critiques the moral and social decay of Russian society during the early 19th century. The novel centers on the journey of the cunning protagonist, Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, who travels through provincial Russia with a curious scheme: buying the legal ownership of deceased serfs, or souls, to present himself as a wealthy landowner. Gogol's Dead Souls combines elements of comedy, realism, and biting social critique to explore the absurdities of…
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