| Dead Souls Contributor(s): Gogol, Nikolai (Author) |
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ISBN: 1619492245 ISBN-13: 9781619492240 Publisher: Empire Books OUR PRICE: $13.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Political - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: 891.733 |
| Lexile Measure: 1080 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6" W x 9" (1.13 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A middle-class social climber named Chichikov embarks upon a journey to collect 'dead souls.' These 'dead souls' are in fact serfs who have died since the last census was taken-though dead, they have not yet been removed from official records, and are therefore subject to taxation. In an entertaining story about Chichikov's bizarre plan to take out a loan against all the 'dead souls' he acquires, Gogol presents his shady protagonist against a grimly humorous backdrop of supporting characters. |