A character created by this author reads a letter written to Fidel by Meggy and concludes that the dogs are carrying on an affair. A novel by this author ends mid-sentence during a Prince's speech lambasting corruption. Major Kovalyov is outraged when the title character of one of this author's stories becomes a State Councilor. At the end of another, the protagonist's ghost assaults a "very important person" and steals his coat. Khlestakov pretends to be a government employee in this author's play The Inspector General. Chichikov comes up with a scheme to buy the rights to serfs in a novel by this author. For 10 points, name this Russian author of "The Nose" and Dea
A character created by this author reads a letter written to Fidel by Meggy and concludes that the dogs are carrying on an affair. A novel by this author ends mid-sentence during a Prince's speech lambasting corruption. Major Kovalyov is outraged when the title character of one of this author's stories becomes a State Councilor. At the end of another, the protagonist's ghost assaults a "very important person" and steals his coat. Khlestakov pretends to be a government employee in this author's play The Inspector General. Chichikov comes up with a scheme to buy the rights to serfs in a novel by this author. For 10 points, name this Russian author of "The Nose" and Dead Souls.
A character created by this author reads a letter written to Fidel by Meggy and concludes that the dogs are carrying on an affair.
Nikolai Gogol