The Mantle and Other Stories
by Nikolai Gogol
Cover art by
Lena GubermanWhere bureaucratic nightmares, absurd resurrections, and dark Slavic folklore collide. A lowly clerk whose life centers around a brand-new overcoat finds his prized possession stolen—and returns from the dead to haunt the frozen streets of Saint Petersburg. A pompous official wakes up one morning to discover his own nose has detached itself, taken on a life of its own, and achieved a higher civil rank than him. A humble civil servant descends into delusional brilliance, convinced he is the rightful King of Spain. Step into the surreal, darkly hilarious, and haunting world of Nikolai Gogol. Bringing together five of his most celebrated masterpieces—"The Mantle," "The Nose," "Memoirs of a Madman," "A May Night," and the terrifying folklore nightmare "The Viy"—this collection captures a visionary writer at the peak of his power. Equally sharp in its social satire and breathtaking in its supernatural dread, Gogol’s iconic stories tear open the fragile seam between everyday reality and total absurdity.
Cover art by
Lena GubermanThe Mantle and Other Stories
by Nikolai Gogol
Where bureaucratic nightmares, absurd resurrections, and dark Slavic folklore collide. A lowly clerk whose life centers around a brand-new overcoat finds his prized possession stolen—and returns from the dead to haunt the frozen streets of Saint Petersburg. A pompous official wakes up one morning to discover his own nose has detached itself, taken on a life of its own, and achieved a higher civil rank than him. A humble civil servant descends into delusional brilliance, convinced he is the rightful King of Spain. Step into the surreal, darkly hilarious, and haunting world of Nikolai Gogol. Bringing together five of his most celebrated masterpieces—"The Mantle," "The Nose," "Memoirs of a Madman," "A May Night," and the terrifying folklore nightmare "The Viy"—this collection captures a visionary writer at the peak of his power. Equally sharp in its social satire and breathtaking in its supernatural dread, Gogol’s iconic stories tear open the fragile seam between everyday reality and total absurdity.