Gogol's Portrait

Author: Wang Xinying
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Gogol was a character of extreme contradictions. He was melancholic and introverted yet could make the entire Russia laugh out loud. He was gentle and timid yet never compromised with the evil in human nature. He spoke endlessly to the world like a speaker, yet fled to distant places to hide his true intentions, even destroying manuscripts and notes, leaving behind countless mysteries for the world. He called himself a "frightening mixture of arrogant self-confidence and humble submission."