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https://www.planocritico.com/critica-o-nariz-de-nikolai-gogol/ ( )

Para muchos enamorados de la obra de Gógol La nariz es, junto con El capote, el exponente máximo de su excepcional talento. Sin duda es la cumbre de su humor, de su comicidad, de su concepción universal de la risa. Trata de un hombre que se levanta un día y advierte que ha perdido su nariz. Más tarde se la encuentra por la calle y descubre que ésta ha desarrollado su propia vida social y que incluso ha alcanzado un estatus más alto que el suyo.

Esse livro não funcionou pra mim. Eu estava esperando algo mais próximo do humor de Machado de Assis, mas a sátira de Gogol talvez seja um humor muito próprio do russo. A noção do indivíduo dividindo-se em dois só ficou clara pra mim graças aos posfácios disponibilizados pela edição da Antofágica, e mesmo assim achei uma proposta fraca que não me introduziu bem à literatura russa.
Espero que essa impressão seja mudada quando avançar na leitura de Tolstói. ( )

Absurd tale of a disembodied nose running amok in St. Petersburg. A barber discovers a nose in a loaf of bread. He recognizes it as belonging to one of his clients. Major Kovalyov wakes up one morning with a flat space where his nose should be. He searches for the nose and tries to advertise for its return.

I really enjoyed this creative short story. The author breaks the fourth wall, pointing out such things as the farcical notion of an “owner” wanting to advertise the loss of his nose in the local paper. It is humorous and makes fun of the rank, class, and structure in Russia at the time, a brilliant way to avoid stating anything directly. The Nose achieves a higher rank than the person who “lost” it. It is only 60 pages, so I read two English translations from the Russian (one by Ronald Wilks, the other by Claude Field) to get a better feel for the story. ( )

Short story about a St. Petersburg official, Kovalyov, who's nose leaves his face and becomes separate entity with it's own life. This is an absurd story with humor and is a commentary on social ranking.A rather humorous short story about a man who lost his nose for awhile. A tale of cutting your nose off to spite your face or perhaps the ultimate tale of a brownnoser. The official seemed quite concerned about his personal image and how that was going to affect him. It is a short (about 50 pages) of a classic Russian author. It is considered a precursor to magical realism. ( )