Project Gutenberg 2009-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 93 Gogol, Nikolai Vasilevich 1809 1852 Gogol, Nikolay Vasilyevich Гоголь, Николай Васильевич Gogol, Nikolaj Kassner, Rudolf 1873 1959 Der Mantel: Eine Novelle Produced by Jana Srna, Norbert H. Langkau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Der Mantel: Eine Novelle" by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol is a poignant short story written in the early 19th century. This narrative explores the mundane life of a low-ranking government clerk in St. Petersburg, focusing on themes of identity, social status, and the human condition. The novella provides a critical commentary on the bureaucratic society of its time. The story revolves around Akaki Akakiewitsch Bashmachkin, an unremarkable and impoverished clerk who dedicates his life to copying documents. He endures the derision of his colleagues, who mock him for his worn-out coat, affectionately dubbed "the mantle." As he finally saves enough money to purchase a new overcoat, he revels in the joy it brings him, gaining newfound confidence and respect. However, his joy is short-lived; he is robbed of the coat one night, leading to a series of despairing events. In his pursuit of help, he is met with indifference and disdain from the authorities, which ultimately results in his untimely demise, reflecting the harsh realities of life for the lower classes in Tsarist Russia. The story concludes with a haunting twist, as Akaki's ghost seeks to reclaim his lost mantle, symbolizing his struggle in a world that has marginalized him. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English PG Text DE Prosa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 109514 109523 2024-09-12T06:28:01.469122 2023-09-12T09:55:32.104406 text/html text/html 104635 2021-01-04T17:42:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 43993 2021-01-04T17:42:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 98063 2024-09-12T06:28:05.222598 application/epub+zip 97351 2024-09-12T06:28:02.865101 application/epub+zip 94278 2024-09-12T06:28:02.006091 application/epub+zip 180713 2024-09-12T06:28:07.111596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168882 2024-09-12T06:28:04.654597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 158064 2022-09-13T06:08:41.931226 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99423 99321 2024-09-12T06:28:01.213117 2023-09-12T09:55:31.878398 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 97931 2021-01-04T17:42:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38249 2021-01-04T17:42:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3035712 2012-02-22T04:35:00 application/octet-stream application/zip 21310 2024-09-12T06:28:07.390567 application/rdf+xml 12019 2024-09-12T06:28:02.355107 image/jpeg 3244 2024-09-12T06:28:02.180126 image/jpeg 99455 2024-09-12T06:28:01.483099 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia de.wikipedia