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Dead Souls
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Nikolai Gogol
Title Details
Author
Nikolai Gogol
,
C.J. Hogarth
Narrator
Anna Simon
,
Julie Levi
, and more
Publisher
LibriVox
Unabridged Edition
Running Time
14 Hrs. 43 Min.
LearnOutLoud.com Review
One of the high watermarks of 19th century Russian literature, Nikolai Gogol's
Dead Souls
is the author's lacerating critique of the flaws he saw running rampant in his society. The book follows the protagonist Chichikov as he journeys through the countryside purchasing "Dead Souls", or deceased serfs owned on paper by the various landowners he encounters. Thinking this shifty goal of acquiring quick "wealth" will work splendidly, he soon encounters a few snags due to the greed, suspicion, and distrust of their former owners. After initial success, he returns home only to find himself buried in rumors that his new-found wealth is based on false, or deceased "property", leading to a rumor-fueled disaster that sheds light on a long, shady past. What's obvious is Chichikov himself is the truest dead soul depicted, and that the culture surrounding him is in a similar state of decay. Librivox's recording offers a great rendition of this Russian masterpiece, bringing Gogol's characters and world to new life.
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