Petersburg novels. Gogol N.V.

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852)-a famous prose writer and playwright, a classic of Russian literature.

about his own work, Gogol said: "It only came out that I was taken from reality". The writer often turned to myths, legends and other folklore sources, which is why the real world in his works often bent with fantastic.

The collection “Petersburg Tales” includes five works written by Gogol in different years and united by one place of action -The city of St. Petersburg: “Nevsky Prospekt”, “Nose”, “Portrait”, “Notes of a madman” and “Overcoat”. The main characters are minor officials and one poor artist who cannot get along in a world where there is no place for “little people.”