One can grow good crops on land that has been fertilized by the ash from the trees that grew on it.
Mateo Falcone had earned himself a great reputation. One autumn day, his son Fortunato was lying...
Gogol is a lively satirist who excels in familiar scenes, but he too often forgets to subordinate them to the main action of the story.
Gogol's characters are almost entirely confined to idiots,...