The theatrical genius of Gogol has gone largely unappreciated by English-speaking audiences because literal translations have left his plays virtually impossible to perform. These fresh translations r...
Through careful textual readings of Gogol's most famous works, Karlinsky argues that Gogol's homosexual orientation--which Gogol himself could not accept or forgive in himself--may provide the missing...
"We're going on a lion hunt. We're going to catch a big one." Two imaginative and playful sisters take a trek through long grass, a lake, and a swamp as they hunt for a lion-and they're not scared! An...
A very funny anthology of poems about dressing up and outfits to make your parents (or dog, or grandchildren or pupils) despair. from 'Take Off That Hat!' No son of mine is going out with that thing o...
This book sets out to examine what really is going on in the organic sector, socially and politically. In the process, it debunks a number of apparently common-sense beliefs: that organic consumers ar...
Gogol's place in Russian literature is unique. He is Russia's classic comic writer, yet the phrase 'laughter through tears', which has been applied to him, hints at darker and more tragic overtones. ...
Ghastly beheadings, bloody murders, and coldhearted child abductions-- Precocious high school student Jimmy Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intuition to solve mysteries that have ...
Conan must contend with the murder of a man who burns to death while the prime suspect has the perfect alibi; he helps a seemingly sweet and innocent girl look for her missing father; and he still has...
Jimmy, Rachel and Richard take a vacation aboard a cruise ship, but little do they know that the patriarch of the wealthy Hatamoto family is about to be murdered. With the perpetrator still aboard sh...
Four works by great 19th-century Russian author: "The Nose," a savage satire of Russia and "The Overcoat," widely considered a masterpiece of form.
Gogol?s works constitute one of Russian literature?s supreme achievements, yet the nature of their brilliant originality, comic genius, and complex workings is difficult to summarize precisely. The Go...
This title presents with an introduction by Tony Briggs Russia in the1840s. There is a stranger in town, and he is behaving oddly. The unctuousPavel Chichikov goes around the local estates buying up '...