The Inspector
by Nikolai Gogol, translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
Synopsis
A new translation of Nikolai Gogol's comic masterpiece by the renowned translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonksy (winner of two PEN/Book-of-the-Month Translation Awards) and the playwright/director Richard Nelson (Tony Award, Olivier Award).
"I have invited you here, gentlemen, to give you a most unpleasant piece of news: an inspector is coming."
—ACT ONE
"He'll spread his story over the whole world!
Not only will he make me a laughingstock, but some scribbler will come along, some pen-pusher, and put me into a comedy!
… Everyone will bare their teeth and clap their hands.
What are you laughing at?
You're laughing at yourselves!" —ACT FIVE
Publication
The Inspector is a play written by Nikolai Gogol, translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky and published by Broadway Play Publishing (2021).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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