Language: English
Published in: 1835
Categorie(s): Fiction, Short Stories
Word count: 12,160 words (≈ about 1 hour)
Source: http://www.gutenberg.org
Copyright: Public Domain
The story centers on the life and death of Akaky Akakievich, an impoverished government clerk and copyist in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. Akaky is dedicated to his job, taking special relish in the hand-copying of documents, though little recognized in his department for his hard work. Instead, the… (more)