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Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka — Mykola Hohol

Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka is a cycle of stories by Mykola Hohol (1831–1832), stylized as tales told by the beekeeper Rudy Panko. One of the most vivid depictions of Ukrainian life and folklore in world literature.

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Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka is the first prose cycle by Mykola Hohol that brought him literary fame. Two volumes were published in 1831 and 1832.

The cycle includes eight stories: The Fair at Sorochyntsi, St. John's Eve, May Night, or The Drowned Maiden, The Lost Letter, Christmas Eve, A Terrible Vengeance, Ivan Fyodorovich Shponka and His Aunt, and The Enchanted Spot.

The works combine Ukrainian color, mysticism, humor, and fantasy, creating a unique picture of Ukrainian life. Pushkin wrote of them: "This is true gaiety, sincere, unaffected."

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AuthorMykola Hohol

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