He was strongly influenced by the Divine Comedy when writing his novel about Chichikov entitled Dead Souls.
Though born in a Ukrainian village, he spent most of his life in Russia and wrote in the Russian language. Many of his works incorporated bizarre occurrences for psychological insight, such as his satirical short story, "The Nose". He also satirized Russian society in his most famous play, The Inspector-General. He was strongly influenced by the Divine Comedy when writing his novel about Chichikov entitled Dead Souls. Name this author who, according to Melchior de Vogue, brought forth all of Russian literature from his short story, "The Overcoat".
Though born in a Ukrainian village, he spent most of his life in Russia and wrote in the Russian language.
Nikolai Vasilievich {Gogol}