Мертвые души

by Nikolaĭ Vasilʹevich Gogolʹ

1916 372 pages eng ★ 4.7 (3 ratings)

Dead Souls is a socially critical black comedy. Set in Russia before the emancipation of serfs in 1861, the "dead souls" are dead serfs still being counted by landowners as property, as well as referring to the landowners' morality. Through surreal and often dark comedy, Gogol criticizes Russian soc…