Dead Souls

Released: September 16, 2025
Length: 16 hrs
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

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"Dead Souls," published in 1842, is a masterful blend of realism and satire that offers a vivid portrayal of provincial Russian life through the exploits of Chichikov, a cunning antihero on a quest to acquire "dead souls"—deceased serfs who can still be traded for profit. This idiomatic English version by acclaimed translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky captures the novel's humor, lyricism, and exploration of human folly, while the audiobook is expertly narrated by Alan Turton. Produced by Echo Point Books & Media, this recording makes Gogol's classic accessible to contemporary audiences.

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