Fazil Iskander. Sandro from Chegem (№ 325233)

Naive people think that the great Gogol, creating images Russian freaks who mourned. Claim that describing nozdryov, Elijah, Sobakevich, Gogol suffered the highest artistic and human joy. Of course, waking up, and seeing he created the freak show, he is somewhat taken aback and confused. But, creating them, he felt only joy.