Author's Confession

Nikolai Gogol

Newcomb Livraria Press

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This is a new translation from the original Russian manuscript of Gogol's "Author's Confession", an article dating to around June of 1847. This edition contains an Afterword by the Translator, a timeline of Gogol's life and works and an Index of Gogol's individual works. This work serves as both a memoir and an exploration of his philosophical ideas, this diary provides a unique insight into the author's thoughts on morality, free will, and the existence of God. This is an article written at the end of May - July 1847 in response to devastating criticism of 'Selected Passages from Correspondence with Friends' from V. G. Belinsky dated 15 July 1847, which accused him of renouncing his own creativity. The original manuscript, the only source of the text, has no title. It was entitled by S.P. Shevyrev, who edited "The works of N.V. Gogol, found after his death". M. In the appendix to this publication, which contains the second part of "Dead Souls", this article was published for the first time.

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A Russian dramatist, novelist, and short story writer, Gogol was a personal friedn of Dostoevsky, Turgenev and Tolstoy. He is considered the father of modern Russian realism. His works, including "Dead Souls" and "The Overcoat," are renowned for their satirical depiction of Russian society and bureaucracy. Gogol's blend of realism, grotesque, and absurdism had a profound influence on Russian and world literature.