Die Nase

Geschrieben von Nikolai Gogol

Erzählt von Peter Groeger

Hört man diese absurde Geschichte von einer plötzlich verschwundenen Nase und den verzweifelten Anstrengungen ihres Besitzers, sie zurück zu bekommen, so könnte man meinen, „Die Nase“ sei im 20. Jahrhundert entstanden. Mit lapidarer Selbstverständlichkeit und bissigem Humor erzählt Gogol skurrile Geschehnisse, in die zugleich jede Menge bittere Anmerkungen über die damalige Realität verpackt sind. Gogols Kunst besteht in der realistischen Schilderung der Details, wobei er zugleich den Einbruch des Unheimlichen in eine scheinbar geordnete Welt packend darstellt. Die hohe Kunst des phantastischen Spiels führt zu einer Absurdität, in die letztlich der Autor einbezogen ist, wenn er selber überhaupt nicht mehr versteht, was da geschieht.
Its absurd premise gives Nikolai Gogol’s "Die Nase“ (The Nose) the appearance of a 20th century novel, even though it was written in 1836: A nose is separated from its owner who, understandably, is anxious to get it back. Gogol describes the events succinctly and casually, with a lot of biting humor. Towards the end, the plot culminates to an absurd climax that involves the author himself, who is no longer able to understand his own narrative.

• Sprache: Deutsch
• Herausgeber: Naxos Hörbücher
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24. März 2000
• ISBN: 9783898169059

Nikolai Gogol

Nikolai Gogol was a Russian novelist and playwright born in what is now considered part of the modern Ukraine. By the time he was 15, Gogol worked as an amateur writer for both Russian and Ukrainian scripts, and then turned his attention and talent to prose. His short-story collections were immediately successful and his first novel, The Government Inspector, was well-received. Gogol went on to publish numerous acclaimed works, including Dead Souls, The Portrait, Marriage, and a revision of Taras Bulba. He died in 1852 while working on the second part of Dead Souls.