The Government Inspector

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The corrupt officials of a small Russian town, headed by the Mayor, react with terror to the news that an incognito inspector (the revizor) will soon be arriving in their town to investigate them. Based upon an anecdote allegedly recounted to Gogol by Pushkin, the play is a comedy of errors, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and fear.

Classics Fiction Classics Drama Humorous

113 printed pages

Original publication: 2014
Publication year: 2014
Publisher: Sovereign

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