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Gogol’s "Dead Souls" is a socially critical black comedy that critiques Russian society in the years leading up to the 1861 emancipation of serfs. The novel centers on the landowner's pursuit of “dead souls”—serfs who have died but are still counted as property. Through surreal and dark humor, Gogol examines the moral corruption and exploitation inherent in the landowning class. The work begins a planned trilogy; unfinished, it famously ends mid‑sentence.
First publish date: 1842
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: Николай Васильевич Гоголь
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