Project Gutenberg 2016-07-04 Public domain in the USA. 112 Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich 1809 1852 Gogol, Nikolay Vasilyevich Гоголь, Николай Васильевич Gogol, Nikolaj Nos. Finnish Nenä Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Nenä" by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol is a satirical short story written in the early 19th century. The narrative explores themes of identity and social status through absurdity, revolving around a man who unexpectedly loses his nose, which then takes on a life of its own as it masquerades as a government official. The story is a critique of the bureaucratic nature of society and the importance of appearances. The plot follows Major Kovalev who wakes up one morning to find that his nose has vanished. Confounded, he soon discovers that his nose is walking around town, dressed as a high-ranking official. In a desperate attempt to reclaim his lost appendage, Kovalev embarks on a humorous and absurd quest, encountering various characters and revealing the absurdities of social status. Gogol's tale uses this bizarre premise to comment on vanity, the superficiality of social hierarchies, and the individual's struggle against societal norms, ultimately reflecting broader truths about human nature and identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 40.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Officials and employees -- Fiction Nose -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: Russian Literature 89647 2025-06-23T23:31:25.837819 text/html 89458 89397 2024-10-21T18:39:43.223977 2023-09-22T14:47:03.738767 text/html text/html 103299 2025-06-23T23:31:41.801754 application/epub+zip 102189 2025-06-23T23:31:34.935781 application/epub+zip 98984 2025-06-23T23:31:29.152798 application/epub+zip 173454 2025-06-23T23:31:48.048705 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164893 2025-06-23T23:31:41.058765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150727 2022-09-23T22:27:21.288624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77856 2025-06-23T23:31:25.441843 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58245 2024-10-23T00:49:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12760 2025-06-23T23:31:48.314750 application/rdf+xml 10798 2025-06-23T23:31:34.312769 image/jpeg 2806 2025-06-23T23:31:34.038787 image/jpeg 100443 2025-06-23T23:31:25.857831 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia