The Inspector General and the novel Dead Souls.
Among his characters is Podkolesin, who jumps out of a window as preferable to wedlock in the play The Marriage. His other characters include the nobleman Chichikov, the copyist Akaky, and the petty clerk Klestakov, who takes advantage of a case of mistaken identity. For ten points, name this author of the short story "The Overcoat," the play The Inspector General and the novel Dead Souls.
Among his characters is Podkolesin, who jumps out of a window as preferable to wedlock in the play The Marriage.
Nikolai Vasilyevich {Gogol}