Gogol, Nikolai

The Night Before Christmas

Penguin Classics, 2014.

New Book.

Item #32601
ISBN: 9780143122487

Hardcover. 80 pp.

One of six beloved Christmas classics in collectible hardcover editions.

Written in 1831 by the father of Russian literature, this uproarious tale tells of the blacksmith Vakula's battle with the devil, who has stolen the moon and hidden it in his pocket, allowing him to wreak havoc on the village of Dikanka. Both the devil and Vakula are in love with Oksana, the most beautiful girl in Dikanka. Vakula is determined to win her over; the devil, equally determined, unleashes a snowstorm to thwart Vakula's efforts. Zany and mischievous, and drawing inspiration from the folk tales of Gogol's far-flung village in Ukraine, The Night Before Christmas is the basis for many movie and opera adaptations, and is still read aloud to children on Christmas Eve in Ukraine and Russia.

Penguin Christmas Classics.

Price: $20.00