He lived for 42 years and during that time, it is believed, he never had sexual relations. His female characters are either young and dangerous girls, or old and narrow-minded women.
>>25293149>His female characters are either young and dangerous girls, or old and narrow-minded women.is this supposed to be unrealistic?
>>25293158This supposed to be very 4chan
>>25293158Girls are not dangerous at all. They can give you a lot of insecurity and self esteem problem though and torture your selfworth. Other than that they’re not dangerous
>>25293546That's actually very insightful. Thanks.
Im on chapter 8 or 9 of Dead Souls and Im not feeling it, maybe I wasn't in a good attentive reading mood but I never had a 'LOL' moment.
>>25293149Gogol was also a virulent antisemite. In Taras Bulba, Jewish characters like Yankel are depicted as cowardly, obsessed with money, and exploitative in contrast to the heroic martial ethos and honor of the Cossacks. The novella includes a scene where the Cossacks take justice into their own hands and throw Jews into a river to drown.
>>25294085I'm fine with his antisemitism but draw the line at him never having sex
>>25293546this dumbass nigga slept through mattress girl me too
>>25294085>The novella includes a scene where the Cossacks take justice into their own hands and throw Jews into a river to drown.Gonna have to read this now
>>25293149This thread has convinced me to read his work. Where would those familiar with his books recommend I start?
>>25293149Cioran, on Gogol:"No liaison, no affair has ever been discovered. His biographers speak openly of his impotence. No flaw isolates more. Impotent, a man possesses the inner strength that makes him singular, inaccessible, and (paradoxically) dangerous: he frightens us. Animal quit of his animality, a man without a race, a life abandoned by instinct... it is in the performance of a reputedly bestial function that we prove our status as citizens: nothing is more PUBLIC than the sexual act.""Abstinence-voluntary or forced-sets the individual both above and below the Species, makes him into an alloy of Saint and Imbecile that intrigues and abashes us. Whence our equivocal hatred for the Monk, as for any man who has renounced woman, who has renounced being LIKE US. We shall never forgive him his solitude: it degrades as much as it disgusts us; it is a provocation..."
>>25294645>This thread has convinced me to read his work. Where would those familiar with his books recommend I start?His magnum opus is Dead Souls, but it has its own specifics, so not everyone will like it and it may scare you away from ever picking up a Gogol again. I would advise you to start with his "Petersburg Stories", which are also highly regarded (especially "The Overcoat" or "The Nose").
>>25293546some psycho emo bitch tried to stab me once because we hooked up and I started to leave right after.Had one ex who would hit me too but that never really led to anything actually dangerous
What phenotype is that, he doesn't look Slavic at all
>>25294687>psycho emo bitch tried to stab me onceI'm very envious anonBut you know girls don't like being treated like whores. You can't just pump and dump without consequence Whether that being you facing physical consequences or her facing psychological consequences , well , neither one is desirable if you believe all life is but one aspect of the same GodAlso I'm jealous anon I want a psycho emo bitch gf . R u Chad or something? 6ft+?
>>25294756lmao. I'm with you, I unlike most of this board actually like women. A lot of my closest friends across my life have been women and I've had a pretty healthy dating life. I don't usually treat women like pump-n-dumps but I read this situation like it was just a random hookup. I added her on facebook (2015 or so) and just DM'd her out of the blue and she said to come over. Risky situation but I let my dick lead, we hooked up within like an hour so idk, that's how I read it. I would have hung out longer but I was an alcoholic at the time and my friends were hitting me up to go to a bar lol.I'm not a chad but I am 6'0". I'm a shaggy hair male art hoe vibe. I'm maybe like 7/10 tops on a good day but I'm pretty charismatic and nice which I think gets me pretty far.The gf who used to hit me was pretty much a psycho emo gf though. More like indie vibe over emo but close enough. The sex was incredible but the psycho part was incredibly draining. She was straight up mentally abusive on top of actually hitting me sometimes. I was young and never had a hot gf before so I let her ruin my life for a year. Destroyed me when she fucked one of my friends at the end of it. I wouldn't do it again but overall I'd say it's worth the experience if you get the chance. Being sad is good sometimes, especially if you got some love out of it.
>>25294656Thanks, anon. I'll give those a go.
>>25293149what was blud thinking with that haircut
He looks kinda like a safe sleazy fuckboy you'd see out and about.
>>25294689I advise you go look at the portrait of Peter The Great. And, also note that this is from 2 centuries ago, pre-Communist genocide.
>>25295359>Peter The GreatHe was dutch thoughlbeit
>>25293546I screwed my friend's sister's friend and woke up to the bitch threatening to shank me. She called the cops and blamed it on me, then promptly was arrested. Apparently she had a history of crazy antics.
>>25293546True, thats why I grind them up into meat paste when they try and ruin my life.
>>25295359He had some Crimean Karaite in him.Which is prob also something that Gogol had.
>>25294085>virulent antisemiteAre you aware of the situation in Russia at the time? Have you read literally any one of other Russian/Ukrainian writers?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement
>>25294689>doesn't look Slavic at allIs he supposed to be?
