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Author: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol,
Audiobooks Genres: Published 1800 - 1900, Single Author Collections,
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[1/2] The Cloak, part 1
The Cloak or the Overcoat as in some translations, is a story by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. 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'." It is pointed to as the start of the realistic style of writing. Summary by phil c