Gogoliana: A Phantasmagoria in Thirteen Novellas

Discover Gogol from a new, unexpected side!

Vladislav Otroshenko conducts a bold literary investigation that unravels the mysteries of the life, work, and death of the famous writer.

Where does reality end and where does phantasmagoria begin? This book proves that the truth about Gogol can be more surprising than any invention.

Vladislav Otroshenko, a writer known for works such as "The Drama of a Snowy Night: A Novel-Investigation of the Fate and Criminal Case of Sukhovо-Kobylin," "It’s Not Enough to Kill a Genius," as well as novels "An Appendix to a Photo Album" and "A Person Outside Credibility," is a laureate of the "Yasnaya Polyana" awards and the Italian "Grinzane Cavour".

"Gogol and Paradise, Gogol and Hell, Gogol and the Second Volume, Gogol in a state of lethargy, Gogol and elementary particles…

It’s as if I’ve once again slipped through a hidden entrance into a huge, mysterious building where everything once seemed familiar, but now unexplored spaces opened up unexpectedly. What happened to Gogol in his life, art, death, in the state of sleep and beyond life.

In my book about Gogol, I gave up fantasies and the creation of images similar to reality. I prefer to use reality itself. Here is embodied my principle of phantasmagoria, which is that truth can be more surprising than any fiction."