![]() ![]() A quick spoiler is that he is buying souls because he can take out a loan on each of the “serfs,” pocket the money, and then escape. The characters are absurd, spoiled, wealthy individuals who act in their own interest with little understanding or care of anything outside their limited perspective.Ĭhichikov is an antihero, a man who takes advantage of men’s lust for money and convenience in exchange for his own benefit. Power is mostly judged by owning land and serfs. The book examines the Russian society, making fun of the hierarchy of a feudal system including serfs and inheritance. This doesn’t necessarily mean they are good people, as pretty much every character in this book is a horrible human being. There is nothing I enjoy more in books than characters which truly interest me. Chichikov offers to buy the dead souls, though no one can figure out exactly why… Review Many of the owners are still paying taxes on serfs who have died, until the next censous is taken. Synopsis: The mysterious man Chichikov arrives in the countryside of Russia with a strange proposal to the local serf owners. And it may just be a new favorite for me. I would categorize it more as a satirical version of Dostoyevsky’s novels. A man who seeks to buy dead souls…it certainly draws your attention when you hear the premise of this book, especially considering it was written in 1842, and is considered one of the first great Russian novels.īeing a massive fan of Dostoyevsky, I picked up this novel partially because I heard it compared to his writing. ![]()
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