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Dead Souls

By: Nikolai Gogol, Constance Garnett - translator
Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
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Gogol's great Russian classic is the Pickwick Papers of Russian literature. It takes a sharp but humorous look at life in all its strata but especially the devious complexities in Russia, with its landowners and serfs. We are introduced to Chichikov, a businessman who, in order to trick the tax authorities, buys up dead 'souls', or serfs, whose names still appear on the government census. Despite being a dealer in phantom crimes and paper ghosts, he is the most beguiling of Gogol's characters. Gogol's obsession with attempting to display 'the untold riches of the Russian soul' eventually led him to madness, religious mania, and death. Dismissed by him as merely 'a pale introduction to the great epic poem which is taking shape in my mind', Dead Souls is the culmination of Gogol's genius. Translator: Constance Garnett.

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Public Domain (P)2017 Naxos AudioBooks World Literature Russia Ghost Witty Haunted Classics
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The best audiobook I've listened to, along with The Pickwick's Papers read by Rory Kinnear. The Dead Souls are fantastically written,just like everything by Gogol, and the narrator brought it to life in absolutely adorable and matsterful feat of storytelling. I'm now going to download other books read by him, UPON MY SOUL!

Absolutely fantastic!

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The book flows beautifully with countless interesting encounters , witty dialogues and numerous deeply thought provoking moments .
Light hearted and very enjoyable read .

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You simply couldn’t ask for a better audiobook version of this classic of Russian literature. So lucid and enthralling it makes you question whether reading the book in the traditional method would have actually been far less of an experience. One doesn’t want to actually say, but one can’t help but think it.

A perfect rendition.

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A con man wanders from house to house with a get rich quick scheme. The landowners he meets represent various Russian stereotypes.
The narration on this book is absolutely brilliant.

Funny Russian Satire

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as fresh as it ever was, and still bitingly funny. a true classic of world wide literature, read with skill and intelligence. a great read.

true classic

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