Name: Dead Souls
Brand: Union Square & Co.
SKU: 9781454967552
Price: 15.99 USD
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ISBN: 9781454967552

By Nikolai Gogol

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On Sale: Nov 3, 2026
Page Count: 416 pages
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
ISBN-13: 9781454967552

Gogol’s hilarious and scathing satire of Imperial Russia, freshly repackaged for the Union Square & Co. Signature Editions line.

Pavel Ivanovitch Tchitchikov, a mysterious and charming gentleman, arrives in a provincial Russian town with a curious business proposition. In a bid to build a new fortune, he plans to purchase the names of “dead souls”—serfs who have died since the last census but are still legally a landowner’s property.

As Tchitchikov travels the countryside, he encounters a gallery of eccentric, corrupt landowners, offering a grotesque and comic glimpse into the moral rot at the heart of Imperial Russia. A biting, lyrical, and darkly humorous epic, Dead Souls remains a timeless portrait of greed and spiritual decay.

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Nikolai Gogol

About the Author

Nikolai Gogol (1809–1852) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin who is considered a classic of Russian literature and a pioneer of satirical grotesque and realism. He is famous for works like “The Overcoat,” Dead Souls, and the play The Government Inspector. Known for his rich language and dark humor, Gogol’s writing often satirized Russian society and bureaucracy.

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