[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.

[nickcarraway]

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

Yes, Gogol was a brilliant satirist. But his human compassion is amazing. I do love Gogol, but Dostoevsky is my favorite of all writers!

[nickcarraway]

Dead Souls is so funny that I often had tears rolling down my cheeks. Gogol could make you laugh, even in the midst of tragic circumstances. Definitely part of the Russianness of it. I don't know if other people did, but I laughed out reading Crime and Punishment.

[nickcarraway]

Anytime you want to discuss Russian literature, I am eager.