Today in Labor History March 31, 1809: Nikolai Gogol, the Russian-Ukrainian novelist, was born. Gogol was one of the first authors to use surrealism and absurdism (see “The Nose,” “The Overcoat,” and “Nevsky Prospekt.”) Many of his works satirized Russian political corruption, like “Dead Souls,” and the “Government Inspector.” He influenced several generations of writers, including Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Nabakov, Kafka and Flannery O’Connor. The gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello, took their name from him.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #gogol #russia #ukraine #fiction #satire #surrealism #kafka #dostoevsky #literature #books #writer #author #courruptiohn #punk @bookstadon

1 minute of me being scary but cosy in a derelict chapel (watch):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kx9RIga1CF0
#storytelling #theviy #gogol #scarystories

Today in Labor History March 31, 1809: Nikolai Gogol, the Russian-Ukrainian novelist, was born. Gogol was one of the first authors to use surrealism and absurdism (see “The Nose,” “The Overcoat,” and “Nevsky Prospekt.”) Many of his works satirized Russian political corruption, like “Dead Souls,” and the “Government Inspector.” He influenced several generations of writers, including Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Nabakov, Kafka and Flannery O’Connor. The gypsy punk band, Gogol Bordello, took their name from him.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #gogol #russia #ukraine #fiction #satire #surrealism #kafka #dostoevsky #literature #books #writer #author #courruption #kafka #punk @bookstadon

I think I may start reading #Dostoevsky (and #Chekhov and #Gogol, et al) again, because I suspect I will really vibe with the themes of social alienation in a crushingly indifferent world.

#RussianLit is the most thematically appropriate stuff I can think of for this apocalypse.

Edward Gorey’s Illustrated Covers for Literary Classics {
#Kafka #EdgarAllanPoe
#Gogol #WilkieCollins

More at ~ https://lithub.com/edward-goreys-illustrated-covers-for-literary-classics/

#EdwardGorey #Books #BookCovers #VintageIllustration

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