Gogol, Nikolai Vasilyevich

[RUSSIAN DP] Sorochinskaia Iarmarka: Vechera na khutore bliz Dikanki, 1. vypusk [Sorotchintzy Fair: Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, Part 1]

Munich-Schleissheim: 1947. Item #1244

19 cm. 40, [1] pages. Text in Russian. Approved by UNRRA Team 631. A good copy with slight discoloration and foxing on the cover and wear along the spine. A distinct black-and-white illustration frames the title on the cover. There is a DP library stamp and inventory number written in pen, on the title page.

Gogol's seminal collection of short stories, published in a displaced persons camp after World War II, which laid the foundation for his distinctive literary style.

Following WWII, Russian DPs in Europe established a significant publishing tradition within refugee camps. Despite material scarcity and military censorship, they produced rare publications that now serve as important cultural and historical artifacts.

As of October 2024, OCLC locates three institutional copies of the book in North America.

Price: $300.00