\u003cem\u003eDead Souls\u003c/em\u003e charts the nefarious dealings of Chichikov, a member of the middle aristocracy in a time when serfs were considered the property of landowners, who could buy, sell, or mortgage them. Chichikov concocts a scheme to purchase ownership of deceased male serfs in order to create an illusion of increased wealth against which he intends to borrow. A master of the absurd with a gift for hilarious satire, in \u003cem\u003eDead Souls\u003c/em\u003e Gogol offers a wildly entertaining tale that simultaneously excoriates the ailing social system of his day. Originally intended as a three-volume work styled after Dante's \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy, \u003c/em\u003e Gogol burned much of volume two. The novel, nonetheless, is considered by many to be a finished work and Gogol's masterpiece.\u003c/p\u003eThis unique Warbler Press edition includes an extensive biographical timeline.
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