Nikolai Gogol 
Selected Tales (The Norton Library) 

In a new translation by Michael R. Katz (acclaimed translator of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment), exclusively available through the Norton Library, Selected Tales presents a collection of Nikolai Gogol’s most regarded short fiction: "Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Auntie, " "Nevsky Prospect, " "Notes of a Madman, " "The Nose, " "The Carriage, " "The Portrait, " and "The Overcoat." A thorough introduction by Kate Holland (University of Toronto) situates the stories in the historical and literary contexts of imperial St. Petersburg, inviting a new generation of readers to appreciate Gogol’s transformative vision and incisive social criticism.