The Ukrainian writer and socialite Nikolas Gogol made quiet a sensation yesterday when he arrived at the Guggenheim Balboa amidst throngs of photographers and fans who had flocked together at the entrance to get a glimpse of the famous writer.....

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The first two stories were very folktale-ish. Fantastic, loved the devil and sorcerers. The next ones were very Russian in style, reminiscent of Tolstoy in writing style. Whimsical flavor also, especially "The Nose". I think I remember that Kafka was influenced by him. I can see the influence in that hint of the ridiculous such as in "The Overcoat". A man died and came back a s a ghost to take vengeance- whereas in a serious story he would have just died. ( )

Reads like someone just typed a bunch of words into Babelfish and pressed translate. Maybe it's better in Russian.