El capote

Synopsis of El capote

«El capote» is the short novel by Nikolai V. Gogol, published in 1991 by Compañía Europea de Comunicación e Información in paperback, 95 pages, in Spanish.

The protagonist, Akaki Akakievich, is a grey-lived official who works in an ordinary department and lives alone. When his old cloak no longer keeps him warm, he gathers money with great effort to order a new one; the coat becomes the centre of his life and gives rise to a tale with social criticism, irony and a fantastic twist.

This edition belongs to the Biblioteca de El Sol collection (no. 45), includes translation and notes by Isabel Vicente; the work was originally published in 1842.

For readers of Russian classics and nineteenth-century short stories who appreciate the blend of social criticism and fantasy.