Nikolai Gogol; Government Inspector (in a version by David Harrower)

Faber & Faber ISBN-13 978-0-571-28049-0

"Written in 1836, Gogol's comic masterpiece was described by Vladimir Nabakov as 'the greatest play in the Russian language'.  Although he died at just forty-two, Gogol's literary influence was considerable and paved the way for writers such as Kafka and Dostoyevsky.  Amongst his other famous works are Dead Souls, Diary of a Madman, The Overcoat and The Nose.
"News that a government inspector is heading for a small Russian town sends its bureaucrats into a frenzy.  A simple case of mistaken identity exposes the hypocrisy and corruption at the heart of the town in this biting moral satire.
"David Harrower's version of Government Inspector first played at Warwick Arts Centre on 23 May 2011 and then at the Young Vic, London, on 3 June."

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This title is one of a number I recently acquired - they are all "new" in so far as they came from a retail outlet, but may have minimal shelf, edge or corner wear as they have been stored, transported hundreds of kilometres, packed and unpacked several times, etc.  Where wear is obvious I have shown it in separate photos.

Weight:  124g