Николай Гоголь

V 1942-1944 gg. , vskore posle pereezda v SShA, Vladimir Nabokov napisal knigu o Nikolae Gogole, prevrativ biografii͡u genii͡a v ochenʹ lichnoe i smeloe vyskazyvanie ob istinnom i lozhnom v iskusstve. Znamenitye passazhi Nabokova, razʺi͡asni͡ai͡ushchie amerikanskomu chitateli͡u znachenie slova "poshlostʹ" i vysmeivai͡ushchie uslovnosti reklamy, byli napisany dli͡a ėtoĭ knigi i do sikh por ne utratili svoeĭ ostroty. Nesmotri͡a na razlichnye otstuplenii͡a ot trebovaniĭ biograficheskogo zhanra, "Nikolaĭ Gogolʹ" okhvatyvaet vsi͡u tvorcheskui͡u istorii͡u pisateli͡a, ostanavlivaetsi͡a na vsekh povorotakh ego neobychnogo zhiznennogo puti i snabzhen podrobnoĭ "Khronologieĭ" i ukazatelem. Pronizyvai͡a sobstvennym pisatelʹskim opytom kazhdui͡u stranit͡su ėtoĭ knigi, Nabokov sovershaet po‑svoemu dobrosovestnui͡u popytku ras-krytʹ zagadku Gogoli͡a i obʺi͡asnitʹ prirodu ego postupkov i zamyslov. Polnyĭ tekst "Nikolai͡a Gogoli͡a" publikuetsi͡a v Rossii vpervye. Pomimo kommentariev redaktora i sostaviteli͡a A. Babikova, nastoi͡ashchee izdanie soderzhit dopolnitelʹnye materialy - pisʹma i ret͡senzii 1943-1944 gg. , osveshchai͡ushchie vosprii͡atie ėtoĭ knigi russkimi ėmigrantami v Amerike. . Vpervye v Rossii - polnyĭ perevod biografii Nikolai͡a Gogoli͡a, napisannoĭ Vladimirom Nabokovym. - Kniga otkryvaet novye grani tvorchestva Gogoli͡a i Nabokova. - Nabokov pereosmysli͡aet obraz Gogoli͡a, protivopostavli͡ai͡a svoi͡u interpretat͡sii͡u tradit͡sionnoĭ kritike. - V knige sochetaetsi͡a biograficheskiĭ podkhod s i͡arko vyrazhennoĭ ėstetikoĭ avtora. - Izdanie vkli͡uchaet soprovoditelʹnye materialy, pozvoli͡ai͡ushchie glubzhe proniknutʹ v avtorskiĭ tekst i uznatʹ istorii͡u ego sozdanii͡a.

In 1942-1944, shortly after moving to the United States, Vladimir Nabokov wrote a book about Nikolai Gogol, turning the biography of the genius into a very personal and bold statement about the true and false in art. Nabokov's famous passages explaining to the American reader the meaning of the word "vulgarity" and ridiculing the conventions of advertising were written for this book and still have not lost their poignancy. Despite various deviations from the requirements of the biographical genre, "Nikolai Gogol" covers the entire creative history of the writer, stops at all the turns of his unusual life path and is provided with a detailed "Chronology" and an index. Permeating each page of this book with his own writing experience, Nabokov makes a conscientious attempt in his own way to solve the riddle of Gogol and explain the nature of his actions and intentions. The full text of Nikolai Gogol is being published in Russia for the first time. In addition to the comments of the editor and compiler A. Babikov, this edition contains additional materials — letters and reviews from 1943-1944, highlighting the perception of this book by Russian immigrants in America. . For the first time in Russia, a complete translation of the biography of Nikolai Gogol, written by Vladimir Nabokov. – The book opens up new facets of the work of Gogol and Nabokov. – Nabokov rethinks the image of Gogol, contrasting his interpretation with traditional criticism. – The book combines a biographical approach with a pronounced aesthetic of the author. – The publication includes accompanying materials that allow you to get deeper into the author's text and learn the history of its creation.