Gogol
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- proper noun
- /ˈɡoʊɡəl/
- Literature
- So by the time my mother blew into town from Philadelphia, where she taught at a small college, my own integrity, like Gogol's overcoat, was wearing thin and the winds were bitter.
- Gogol's The Nose
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Watch on YouTubeHe's got, you know, great example here of the miser in in one of Gogol's stories, right?
- He's got, you know, great example here of the miser in in one of Gogol's stories, right?
- So interestingly, in this very chapter, he talks about the criticisms of Gogol, another Russian author.
Examples
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Someday I will read Anna Karenina, Rasputin, Gogol, Chekov, all in their native tongues.
Fiction book (2000) -
Deep in Gogol's Dead Souls, Rudy had marked, "For some time, Chichikov made it impossible for smugglers to earn a living."
Fiction book (1992) -
But I love Gogol's short story "Overcoat" introduced by your review of "The Namesake."
Blog text (17) -
Even Beckett emerged from Gogol's Overcoat.
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Manfred remembered the words of the official in Gogol's "The Overcoat."
Fiction book (1998) -
Turgenev, Chekhov, and later Gogol and Gorky—but he wanted something else; he needed something else—he wanted to know who he was.
Fiction book (1990) -
Nikolai Gogol is celebrated for his unique contributions to Russian literature, particularly in works like 'Dead Souls'.
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Many readers consider Gogol a master of satire, particularly in his depiction of societal absurdities.
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In literature classes, Gogol is often studied for his revolutionary approach to character development and realism.
Synonyms
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A Russian writer from the 1800s who wrote stories like The Overcoat and the novel Dead Souls
A Russian writer who wrote stories that make fun of society, like Dead Souls and The Overcoat
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gogol comes from the Ukrainian family name Hohol, which comes from a word for a small water bird, the goldeneye, a kind of 'duck'. So thinking of the bird makes the name easy to remember for the famous Russian writer.