{"product_id":"dead-souls-d-j-hogarth-9781544869629","title":"Dead Souls","description":"The first part of the novel was intended to represent a modern-day Inferno of the Divine Comedy. citation needed] Gogol reveals to his readers an encompassing picture of the ailing social system in Russia after the war of 1812. As in many of Gogol's short stories, the social criticism of Dead Souls is communicated primarily through absurd and hilarious satire. Unlike the short stories, however, Dead Souls was meant to offer solutions rather than simply point out problems. This grander scheme was largely unrealized at Gogol's death; the work was never completed, and it is primarily the earlier, darker part of the novel that is remembered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. J. Hogarth, Gogol Nikolai\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1544869622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781544869629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.64d","brand":"D. J. Hogarth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130600059135,"sku":"9781544869629","price":13.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ae12ea86-8e7d-4488-966e-3e1700dba0f3.jpg?v=1687470249","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-souls-d-j-hogarth-9781544869629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}