And The Earth Will Sit On The Moon: Essential Stories by Nikolai Gogol

And The Earth Will Sit On The Moon: Essential Stories

Pushkin Press Classics

Nikolai Gogol with Oliver Ready (Translator)

224 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction classics short stories dark funny reflective slow-paced
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No writer has captured the absurdity of the human condition as acutely as Nikolai Gogol. In a lively new translation by Oliver Ready, this collection contains his great classic stories - 'The Overcoat', 'The Nose' and 'Diary of a Madman' - alongsi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 32 reviews

Moods

funny 100%
lighthearted 100%
reflective 100%
adventurous 33%
dark 33%
emotional 33%
mysterious 33%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | Plot: 33%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.13

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