Identify this author and playwright behind Diary of a Madman, The Inspector General, Dead Souls, The Overcoat, and The Nose.
In one of this man's works, a civil servant believes himself to have intercepted love letters between two dogs that are having an affair. That same titular character also took part in an imaginary coronation ceremony when he thought himself heir to the throne of Spain. Another of this author's works sees the a corrupt Mayor bamboozled by a man named Khlestakov. He is probably most famous for his sometimes silly short stories including one where a man's nose comes off his face and runs away. Identify this author and playwright behind Diary of a Madman, The Inspector General, Dead Souls, The Overcoat, and The Nose.
In one of this man's works, a civil servant believes himself to have intercepted love letters between two dogs that are having an affair.
Nikolai Vasilievich {Gogol}