Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"The Nose\" (Russian: Нос) is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol during his time living in St. Petersburg. During this time, Gogol's works were primarily focused on surrealism and the grotesque, with a romantic twist. Written between 1835 and 1836, it tells of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. \"The Nose\" was originally published in The Contemporary, a literary journal owned by Alexander Pushkin. Gogol received inspiration for this story from his own nose, which was long and pointed. His nose was often the subject of self-depreciating jokes in letters to his friends. The use of iconic landmarks in the story, as well as the sheer absurdity of the story has made \"The Nose\" an important part of St. Petersburg's literary tradition.\"The Nose\" is divided into three parts and tells the story of a Collegiate Assessor who wakes up without his nose. He later finds out that his nose has developed a life of his own, and even surpassed the Collegiate Assessor in social rank. The short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued Russia, after Peter the Great introduced the table of ranks. By allowing commoners to gain hereditary nobility through service to the state, an entire population was given the chance to move up in social status. This opportunity, however, also gave way to incredibly bloated bureaucracies, in which many of Gogol's characters work."@en }
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- The_Nose_(Gogol_short_story) abstract "\"The Nose\" (Russian: Нос) is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol during his time living in St. Petersburg. During this time, Gogol's works were primarily focused on surrealism and the grotesque, with a romantic twist. Written between 1835 and 1836, it tells of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. \"The Nose\" was originally published in The Contemporary, a literary journal owned by Alexander Pushkin. Gogol received inspiration for this story from his own nose, which was long and pointed. His nose was often the subject of self-depreciating jokes in letters to his friends. The use of iconic landmarks in the story, as well as the sheer absurdity of the story has made \"The Nose\" an important part of St. Petersburg's literary tradition.\"The Nose\" is divided into three parts and tells the story of a Collegiate Assessor who wakes up without his nose. He later finds out that his nose has developed a life of his own, and even surpassed the Collegiate Assessor in social rank. The short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued Russia, after Peter the Great introduced the table of ranks. By allowing commoners to gain hereditary nobility through service to the state, an entire population was given the chance to move up in social status. This opportunity, however, also gave way to incredibly bloated bureaucracies, in which many of Gogol's characters work.".