the Nose

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The Nose is the absurd, anthropomorphized facial feature that becomes an independent character in Nikolai Gogol’s satirical short story of the same name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropomorphized body part
fictional character
literary character
satirical character
appearsInWork The Nose NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Major Kovalyov NERFINISHED
basedOn human nose
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
createdBy Nikolai Gogol NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceIn The Nose NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkContext absurdist fiction
satire
hasRole protagonist
title character
hasThemeContext bureaucratic satire
loss of identity
social hierarchy
the absurd
interactsWith Major Kovalyov NERFINISHED
barber Ivan Yakovlevich NERFINISHED
police officer
literaryPeriodContext Russian literature of the 19th century
medium short story
narrativeFunction vehicle for social satire
originalLanguage Russian
performsAction disguises itself as a high-ranking official
leaves Kovalyov’s face
lives independently
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1836
separatesFrom Major Kovalyov NERFINISHED
settingOfActivity Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
socialStatusInStory state councillor
symbolizes bureaucratic absurdity
identity
social status

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The Nose character the Nose