A review by mermaidforlife
The Mantle and Other Stories by Nikolai Gogol

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

5.0

The nose persists within Gogol’s works as an object worthy of great consideration. (My Russian companion, what of the nose occupies you? You humor me!) Nonetheless, Gogol approaches man’s dysfunctional social and psychological mannerisms, speech, and acts with a form of delicate empathy and genius.