Which stories appeared in Nikolay Gogol’s Arabesques collection?

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Nikolay Gogol’s Arabesques (1835) is a collection that includes both essays and short stories. Among the notable stories featured in this work are:

  • "Diary of a Madman" ("Zapiski sumasshedshego"), which follows an office clerk who descends into megalomania and madness.1
  • "Nevsky Prospect" ("Nevsky prospekt"), a story that contrasts a tragic romantic dreamer with an adventurous vulgarian.1
  • "The Portrait" ("Portret"), which explores the author's conviction regarding the ineradicable nature of evil in the world.1

These tales are characterized by themes of hallucination and the blurring of lines between reality and dreams.23