![]() ![]() ![]() The barber recognizes that the nose belongs to one of his clients, Collegiate Assessor Kovalev. After a few mishaps in the streets, the barber ends up throwing it away into the river. In The Nose, a barber and his wife discover a nose in his bread roll. ![]() But on the way back from the party, he gets his coat stolen by Akaky’s ghost. A week after Akaky’s death, the last official tries to appologize but he finds out that Akaky has been dead for a week. Devastated, the official goes to a nearby party in order to kighten his spirits. Unsurprising, he gets a infection and dies two days later. The last officail is so rude and hostile that Akaky finally gives up and walks home without a coat in the unforgiving Russian winter. A short while later, Akaky is mugged and tries to get an official to investigate the theft of his new coat, but no one will help him. Since Akaky is a loner the noise, people, and drinking bother him and he ends up leaving before everyone else. After a few months, Akaky is able to buy a new one and his colleagues throw him a party. In The Overcoat Akaky is a poor hardworking man, he works endlessly at his job and goes home only to work even more. His coat is starting to deteriorate and he can’t afford to repair it or buy a new one it would cost twice his salary. In The Nose & The Overcoat, both of these pieces of literature seem to contain supernatural elements. ![]()
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