His first work, the 1829 narrative poem Hanz Keuchelgarten, was a tremendous failure.
His first work, the 1829 narrative poem Hanz Keuchelgarten, was a tremendous failure. He found success when Pushkin supported his Dikanka Tales, and he went on to publish the collection Arabesques, featuring "The Portrait," "Nevsky Prospect" and a story about the lunatic Poprishchin, "Diary of a Madman." For 10 poionts—name this author of "The Nose," Taras Bulba, "The Overcoat,"and Dead Souls.
His first work, the 1829 narrative poem Hanz Keuchelgarten, was a tremendous failure.
Nikolai Vasilyevich {Gogol}