The Overcoat

Nikolai Gogol

29 pages 58-minute read

Nikolai Gogol

The Overcoat

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1842

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In the cold, unforgiving streets of St. Petersburg, a humble clerk's life revolves around copying documents until a simple overcoat changes everything. Test your understanding of Gogol's masterful tale of bureaucracy, humanity, and the supernatural.

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