Taras Bulba
Taras Bulba is a historical novella by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1835 in the first part of his collection Mirgorod, then much expanded in 1842. It follows an old Zaporozhian Cossack and his two sons at war with Poland. It was filmed in 1962 with Yul Brynner and in 2009 by Vladimir Bortko.
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Taras Bulba by Nikolai Gogol was first published in 1835. We track 2 editions.
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- Crowell1886 Hardback I own Taras Bulba, Crowell 1886 Log in to want this
- Felling-on-Tyne1907 Hardback I own Taras Bulba, Felling-on-Tyne 1907 Log in to want this
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- Taras Bulba film, 1909
- Taras Bulba musical, 1924
- Taras Bulba musical, 1924
- Taras Bulba film, 1924
- Taras Bulba film, 1936
- The Rebel Son film, 1938
- Taras Bulba film, 1962
- Taras Bulba, the Cossack film, 1962
- Duma about Taras Bulba film, 2009
- Taras Bulba film, 2009
Setting and characters
- Period
- 16th century, 17th century
- Characters
- Taras Bulba
- Genre
- historical fiction, romantic fiction
In print
- Editions recorded
- 49 on Open Library, 34 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 38 languages
- Free to read
- Project Gutenberg (out of copyright in the US)
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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How many editions of Taras Bulba are there?
We track 2 editions of Taras Bulba. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Taras Bulba been adapted?
Yes, including Duma about Taras Bulba (film, 2009), Taras Bulba (film, 2009), Taras Bulba (film, 1962), according to Wikidata.
When was Taras Bulba first published?
Taras Bulba by Nikolai Gogol was first published in 1835.
Can I read Taras Bulba for free?
Yes: the text is out of copyright in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg. Collectors still pay for the first edition, which is the physical object, not the words.
Where these facts come from
- Taras Bulba, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Mirgorod (short story collection), Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Taras Bulba (Q1250822), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
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