| Notes | «Шинель» (English: "The Overcoat", sometimes translated as "The Cloak") is a short story by Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had great influence on Russian literature, as expressed in a quote attributed to Fyodor Dostoyevsky: "We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'." The story has been adapted into a variety of stage and film interpretations. This story is part of the series of narratives known as the <a href="/c/books/credit/366649/peterburgskie-povesti/">Петербургские повести</a> (English: St. Petersburg Tales). |
