The Lost Letter

Name: The Lost Letter
Brand: Saga Egmont International
SKU: 9788726700657
Price: 1.99 EUR
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ISBN: 978-8-726-70065-7

de Nicolas Gogol (auteur), Anonymous (traduction)

Maison d'édition : Saga Egmont International

juin 2022

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Résumé

"The Lost Letter" is a short story by Gogol published in his 1831 collection "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka". In it, an exuberant narrator, the old sexton Foma, humorously recounts the story about his grandfather's adventures. Assigned with the task of delivering an important letter to the Russian Czarina, the old man sets to a journey in which he encounters a Cossack man who claims to have sold his soul to the devil. That night, a demon steals the old man’s hat with the letter tucked inside. Determined to fulfill his duty, the old man has to go through different obstacles that stand on his way. But will his determination make him enter the Hell itself?The story has numerous adaptations, among which an animated film of the same name (1945) directed by Brumberg sisters, which is considered the first Soviet cel-animated feature film, and the Soviet musical-tragicomedy film Propala Hramota (1972) which is praised as the pearl of Ukrainian cinema. Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was a Ukrainian-born Russian humorist, novelist, and dramatist whose work played a crucial role in the direction of Russian literature. He was considered to be one of the leading figures of Russian realism. His novel "Dead Souls", a satire of the political corruption in the Russian Empire, is viewed by many literary historians as the first great Russian novel. Among his contributions to Russian and world literature are the surrealistic and grotesque "The Nose" and "The Mantle", the satirical "The Inspector General", the historical novel "Taras Bulba", the comedy "Marriage", the humorous short stories "Diary of a Madman" and "The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich". His works have influenced generations of readers and still continue to impress with their subtle psychologism and matchless style.

Auteur

Nicolas Gogol (auteur)

Nicolas Gogol est né en 1809 en Ukraine et mort en 1852 à Moscou. Il quitte l’Ukraine après ses études avec l’ambition de rencontrer Pouchkine. Mais dans un premier temps, il devient un modeste fonctionnaire à Saint Petersbourg. Cette expérience inspirera par la suite l’écriture du Journal d’un fou et du Manteau. Dès 1829, Gogol publie un roman, à compte d’auteur, qui lui vaut de très mauvaises critiques. Pourtant en 1831, après sa rencontre avec Pouchkine, Gogol fait paraître des nouvelles inspirées de la vie à la campagne en Ukraine, Les soirées du hameau, qui lui assure le succès. Par la suite, Gogol alternera des périodes de productions littéraires largement saluées par la critique et le public, telles que Les Arabesques, la pièce Le Revizor ou, en 1842, Les Âmes mortes, avec des moments plus sombres, de crises de conscience de plus en plus mystiques. Il fuit la Russie à chaque parution de ses ouvrages. À cette époque, il devient un religieux fanatique, en proie à la dépression. Dans la nuit du 11 février 1852, il se croit trompé par le diable et refuse toute nourriture, il meurt dix jours après cette crise ultime.
Anonymous (Traduit par)

I began this journey a few years ago as a medium. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought that would lead me to be able to hear G-D, Jesus and some Arch Angels. I started getting messages that I needed to go out on the beach at sunrise, and to bring my tablet, more commonly known as a notebook. I would walk up and down the beach thinking I would see something like the burning bush, but that didnt happen. It couldnt be as simple as that. I needed to sit down with my tablet and start writing what I heard. I soon realized I was going to have to work hard for this. Almost every morning I would sit down either at the beach or later in my house, to listen to the great spirits tell me their wisdom. It would take a full year to put together this book. I asked G-D why me? Im not a bible scholar or anyone of great importance. Im just an average housewife and mother. He told me the meek shall inherent the earth.Dori Green Morris