The stealing of outer garments continue, even though now the ghost is a big man with a moustache and enormous fists. One night when the Important Person is returning home, he is attacked by a ghost, the late Akakii, who now steals his overcoat. Gogol devoted himself to his epic work, Mertvye dushi (Dead Souls, 1842). He treats harshly Akakievich, who develops a fever, and dies of fright within three days. Image - The Nikolai Gogol Literary Memorial Museum in Velyki Sorochyntsi. Mertvye Dushi by Nikolai Gogol, 9781727063172, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. To recover his loss, Akakievich asks help from an Important Person, a director of a department with the rank of general. ISBN 978-5-17-148895-6 (9785171488956), book Mertvye dushi by Gogol Nikolaj Vasilevich, Hardcover, russian edition, buy online at with worldwide delivery. On the way home he is attacked by thieves and robbed of his coat. But his happiness proves to be short-lived. His colleagues at the office arrange a party for his acquisition. He manages to save money for a new, luxurious over coat. When winter begins he notices that his old over coat is beyond repairing. The central character is Akakii Akakievich, a lowly government clerk. Dead Souls is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. Subtle irony, unforgettable characters, a brilliant text by Nikolai Gogol, an unmatched performance by Alexei Bagdasarov (the actor and the director), and unique music by Vladimir Brus combine to make Dead Souls an audiobook that will touch every living soul. 'The Diary of a Madman' asked why is it that 'all the best things in life, they all go to the Equerries or the generals?' 'Shinel' (1842, The Overcoat), one of Gogol's most famous short stories, contrasted humility and meekness with the rudeness of the 'important personage'. Mertvye dushi (Dead Souls) (Unabridged) audiobook, by Nikolay Vasilevich Gogol.

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