[nickcarraway]

Who is putting down the Russians? Have they ever read The Overcoat?

[mel]

Looked up The Overcoat, looks interesting,

[MarMema]

You do know, I assume, that Gogol was a brilliant satirist. I have everything he wrote and favor him just slightly over Dostoevsky.

But my favorite is The Inspector General, yes even over the Nose.

You can often rent a lovely musical made of the Inspector General, suitable for kids and most enjoyable. With Danny Kaye, I think. We do every once in awhile.

Dead Souls, I think, is also available on film, or one of the chapters. It is not suitable for children and is immensely sad in many ways, however.