The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich - (Annotated with Biography)

Nikolai Gogol; D. J. Hogarth (Translator)

This story takes place in a bucolic small town of Mirgorod (Myrhorod in Ukrainian), written in the style featuring grotesque, realistic portrayals of the characters. The two Ivans are gentlemen landowners, neighbors and great friends, each one almost being the opposite image of the other. Ivan Ivanovich...