![]() ![]() The value of this story, such as "Inspector" and "Dead Population", lies in the in-depth analysis of its events. Dostoevsky considered this story to be the source of all modern Russian literature. The main elements of this story correspond to the way Gogol works, which is sometimes written realistically, and sometimes imaginatively. The main character, Akaki Akakievich Bashmachkin, is a titular Councillor government official whose story of his purchase of a new "cape" and its theft forms the skeleton of the story. The story and its author have had great influence on Russian literature, as expressed in a quote attributed to Fyodor Dostoyevsky: "We all come out from Gogol's Overcoat." The story has been adapted into a variety of stage and film interpretations. The Overcoat is a short story by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. Шинель = The Overcoat and Other Short Stories = The Cloak, Nikolai Gogol ![]()
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