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The Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

Nikolai Gogol - Author

Priscilla Meyer - Translator

Priscilla Meyer - Afterword by

Andrew R. MacAndrew - Translator

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ISBN 9780451529541 | 240 pages | 04 Jan 2005 | Signet Classic | 4.37 x 6.73in | 18 - AND UP
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This 19th-century author created "some of the most colorful and haunting fiction of his century" Kirkus Reviews. And with his special blend of comedy, social commentary, and fantasy, he paved the way for Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.


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