The Diary of a Madman and Other Stories Author:Nikolai Gogol, Priscilla Meyer (Translator), Andrew R. McAndrew (Translator) This sampling of Gogol’s works includes the increasingly fantastic entries of “The Diary of a Madman,” followed by the wonderfully surrealistic “The Nose,” in which the title character embarks on some unlikely activities when separated from its owner’s face. — In “The Carriage,” a pompous landowner ... more »gets his comeuppance when he attempts to impress a general. Rounding out the collection are the woefully comic tale of a clerk’s acquisition of “The Overcoat” and the celebrated novella “Taras Bulba” about the Ukrainian mythic hero said to have led a bloody Cossack revolt against the Poles.« less
I bought this book after I read The Namesake. I was intrigued to read the Overcoat since it was such a large part of the Namesake's plot. I liked these stories, but they are not my favorites. I think they're worth a read.