Celebrated Translations -- Dead Souls (Color Illustrations Edition)

Author: (Russia) Gogol, translated by Zheng Hailing
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: "Dead Souls" is an "unparalleled work in the history of Russian literature" and a significant milestone in the journey of Russian literature toward originality and national identity. Its publication was like a thunderclap echoing across the vast sky, "shaking the entire Russia." Gogol was a renowned 19th-century Russian playwright and novelist. With his "extreme fidelity to life" in realism, vivid and lifelike typical characters, and a satirical style that combines laughter with tears, he became the "founder of the realistic school." Lu Xun highly praised "Dead Souls," personally translating and funding the first Chinese translation. "Dead Souls" was selected by France's "Le Monde de la Librairie" magazine as part of its "Personal Ideal Book Collection" list.