One morning, Major Kovaloff wakes up to discover his nose has mysteriously vanished. His frantic search to recover it provides a supernatural backdrop to this satirical take on 19th century Russian society, government corruption, and masculinity.
Note for listeners: This reading of Gogol's "The Nose" is marked "explicit" for mild profanity and references to drinking alcohol.
The original text of "The Nose" (Russian: Нос) by Nikolai Gogol (Russian: Никола́й Го́голь) was published in 1836 and is in the public domain.
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About the Show
The goal of Pathless Woods is to share classic stories from the Long 19th Century, which spans the years 1789 (the end of the French Revolution) to 1914 (the outbreak of World War I). Each episode begins with a brief educational introduction related to the text, followed by a reading of the story itself.
Many of Pathless Wood's episodes will share new translations of stories originally written in German, French, or Russian.