Mikołaj Gogol – Dead Souls

Gogol spent eight years writing the first part of Dead Souls, which was published in 1842.The his conception of the novel changed. In line with his mission to save Russia he now saw it as an epic narrative in three parts. He completed the second part, but is despair destroyed it just before his death: only fragments of it remain. Though his creative dream was never realized, its superb gallery of characters make Dead Souls his greatest masterpiece.

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