Literature:  This man told of the rescue of Yankel by the titular man in Taras Bulba and about Osip's and Klestakov's duping of a town in The Inspector General.
Literature:  This man told of the rescue of Yankel by the titular man in Taras Bulba and about Osip's and Klestakov's duping of a town in The Inspector General. For 15 points, identify this author who wrote about Chichikov desire for serfs in Dead Souls and about Akaky Akakievich's stolen titular possession in The Overcoat.
Literature:  This man told of the rescue of Yankel by the titular man in Taras Bulba and about Osip's and Klestakov's duping of a town in The Inspector General.
Nikolai Vasilievich {Gogol}