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A grande obra-prima de Gógol, romance publicado pela primeira vez em 1842, no qual o autor, considerado o fundador da moderna literatura russa, elabora um retrato ao mesmo tempo lírico e satírico de seu país de adoção. O livro traz a história de Tchítchikov, um especulador de São Petersburgo que viaja pelo interior da Rússia adquirindo dos nobres locais documentos de posse dos servos (ou "almas") que já morreram, algo sem valor na província, mas papéis que poderiam dar a seu comprador um novo status diante da alta sociedade da capital. Baseada na mais recente edição crítica russa, a brilhante tradução de Rubens Figueiredo é acompanhada de quatro textos de Gógol comentando a redação do romance e um ensaio assinado por Donald Fanger, professor emérito da Universidade de Harvard, que analisa em detalhe toda a genialidade da prosa do autor. I need to read the new translation of this by Donald Rayfield, published by NYRB. This edition of Gogol's classic satire includes both volume one and the surviving fragments of volume two. It also includes a very useful set of footnotes to provide background on the Russian/Ukrainian words and customs. The story itself is wonderfully readable and full of richly developed entertaining characters. I found volume two more interesting than volume one and was sad to learn that only fragments survive of the second volume. Read at NU in Russian Literature class in the late 70's. Supposedly this is a wretched translation. Extremely repetitive and laborious. It is like hearing the same joke told over and over until the person says "knock, knock" and you just want to say "go to hell." Belongs to Publisher SeriesColecção História da Literatura (Livro 93) Crisol (8) — 28 more dtv (12607) Everyman's Library (726) Gallimard, Folio (425) Medallion Penguin Classics (L113) Modern Library (40) Oriento-Okcidento (32) Penguin Classics (L113) Perpetua reeks (46) Is contained inHas the adaptationIs abridged inAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
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