The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich

by Gogol, Nikolay

This story is Nikolai Gogol’s classic tragicomedy about two formerly inseparable Ukrainian neighbors who descend into an absurd, decades-long legal feud. It stands as a timeless literary masterpiece of the tragi-absurd, ridiculing the ridiculousness of human vanity and petty litigation.

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1. Ivan Ivanovitch and Ivan Nikiforovitch
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2. From Which May Be Seen Whence Arose the Discussion Between Ivan Ivanovitch and Ivan Nikiforovitch
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3. What Took Place after Ivan Ivanovitch’s Quarrel with Ivan Nikiforovitch
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4. What Took Place Before the District Judge of Mirgorod
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5. In Which Are Detailed the Deliberations of Two Important Personages of Mirgorod
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6. From Which the Reader Can Easily Discover What Is Contained In It
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7. How a Reconciliation Was Sought to Be Effected And a Law Suit Ensued
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