Evenings in the village of Dekanka 1-2

Book name: Evenings in the Village of Dikanika 1-2 Author: Nikolai Gogol Publisher: Tabarika Category: Novel Number of pages: 164-352 About the book: The devil steals the moon to prevent the blacksmith's marriage to Lievko from his beloved Akzana... Chaos and confusion prevail in the market due to the panic caused by the "Red Jacket"... The village notables hide in coal bags in the enchanting Solokha hut... In a form of black comedy, Gogol depicts the lives of simple villagers in the Ukrainian countryside, through stories narrated by beekeeper Panko and his guests. "Evenings" has been adapted into a film, a TV series, and theatrical performances that are still being shown today. "Gogol's laughter made us laugh all our lives, and we kept laughing until we started crying in the end."