dddTheyear1829.NikolayGogol,ayoungThirdSectionclerk,isdesperate:hisownbooksseemshallowandmediocre,sohekeepsbuyingentireprintrunsjusttoburnthemall.Heissufferingfromviolentepilepticseizuresandstrugglestokeeponworking.InvestigatorYakovGuroaccidentallywitnessesonesuchfitandrealizesthatGogolsvisionscontaincluesthatcouldhelp...