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Вий?Viy
Title Record # 1300195
Author:
Date: 1835-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novelette
Webpages: FantLab, Wikipedia-EN, Wikipedia-RU
Language: Russian
Note: The title reads Viy, which refers to a kind of demon, the King of the Gnomes. It is presented by Gogol as an actual character from Ukrainian folklore, but doesn't seem to have existed outside his imagination.
Synopsis: A young Cossack philosophy student in a seminary falls under the spell of an old witch who uses him as a mount to ride the country roads. He eventually manages to throw her off and wound her, only to discover she is a young and beautiful girl. Some time later the dying creature, in fact the daughter of a local squire, asks for him to be brought to the hall and pray for three nights next to her corpse. The reluctant seminarist is forced to come, and soon undestands the reason of this wish...
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1845Translated by Louis Viardot, first in Gogol's collection Nouvelles russes, Paris, Paulin, 1845.
French Le roi des gnomes [as by Nikolaj Gogol]
1909Translated by an uncredited hand, assumed by Dr. Otto Buek The text starts with: "Einst bogen während einer Ferienreise drei Scholaren aus Kiew von der Landstraße ab, um beim ersten besten Gehöft, auf das sie stießen, den schon längst geleerten Sack mit neuen Vorräten zu versorgen."
German
Wij, der Fürst der Dämone?Wij, der Fuerst der Daemone
[as by Nikolaus Gogol]
1916From The Mantle and Other Stories (1916- Frederick A. Stokes Co.). Translated by Claud Field.
English The Viy [as by Nicholas Gogol]
1929Translated by an unknown hand
English Black Sunday [as by Nikolai Gogol]
1946 English The Viy [as by Nikolai Gogol]
1958French translation [incomplete and lightened] (1958). Translated by Gabriel Arout and Georges Arout
French Viï [as by Nikolaj Vasil'evic Gogol]
1958French translation [incomplete and lightened] (1958). Translated by Gabriel Arout and Georges Arout
French Viï [as by Nicolas Gogol]
1961Translated by Alexander Eliasberg
German Der Wij [as by Nicolai Gogol]
1962Translated by Tim Maran
Dutch De wij [as by Nikolai Gogolj]
1963 English Viy [as by Nikolai Gogol]
1965Translated by Louis Viardot, first in Gogol's collection Nouvelles russes, Paris, Paulin, 1845, under the title "Le roi des gnômes".
French Vij [as by Nicolas Gogol]
1966Translated by Sonia Lescaut
French Viy [as by Nicolas Gogol]
1972Translated by Georg Schwarz
German Der Wi [as by Nikolai Gogol]
1972Translated by Louis Viardot, first as Le roi des gnomes in Gogol, Nouvelles russes, Paulin, Paris, 1845.
French Vij [as by Nikolaj Vasil'evic Gogol]
1974Translated by Hans Maeter.
German Die dritte Nacht [as by Nikolai Gogol]
1974Translated by Juan Antonio Molina Foix
Spanish El Viyi [as by Nikolái Vasilievich Gógol]
1976Translated by Peter Gissy.
Swedish
Svart söndag?Svart soendag
[as by Nikolai Gogol]
1980Translated by an uncredited hand
German
Der König der Erdgeister?Der Koenig der Erdgeister
[as by Nikolai Gogol]
1981 Italian La maschera del demonio [as by Nikolaj Gogol']
1984Translated by W. Lange and Ph. Löbenstein (Revised for this edition)
German
Wij, der König der Erdgeister?Wij, der Koenig der Erdgeister
[as by Nikolai Gogol]
1988 Italian Vij [as by Nikolaj Gogol']
1995 French Vij [as by Nikolaï Vassilievitch Gogol]
1999Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
English Viy [as by Nikolai Gogol]
2001 English Viy [as by Nikolai Gogol]
2017Translated by an unknown hand
English Viy [as by Nikolai Gogol]
2023{Tr|an unknown hand} (and date)
English Viy [as by Nikolai Gogol]

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Das Gespensterbuch 1913-00-00 ed. Felix Schloemp
Georg Müller?Georg Mueller
    viii+
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Paul Scheurich Checkmark
The Mantle and Other Stories 1916-00-00 Nicholas Gogol T. Werner Laurie     249
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
And the Darkness Falls 1946-04-00 ed. Boris Karloff World Publishing Co.  
$2.75?$: US dollar
ix+
631
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Fantastique, soixante récits de terreur 1958-07-00 Roger Caillois Club français du livre (Récits #25)     575
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Dr. Jekyll en mr. Hyde en andere beroemde gruwelverhalen 1962-00-00 ed. Tim Maran H. Meulenhoff (Flamingo-Reeks #36)     192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Khing Checkmark
The Vampire 1963-00-00 ed. Valeria Riva, Ornella Volta Neville Spearman     286
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Vampire 1965-00-00 ed. Valeria Riva, Ornella Volta Pan Books M112
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
316
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth W. F. Phillipps Checkmark
Histoires étranges et récits insolites 1965-00-00 ed. Hubert Juin Le Livre-club du libraire 189   241
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Nouvelles histoires étranges 1966-00-00 ed. Jean Palou Casterman     345
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome II : France Espagne Italie Amérique latine Haïti Pologne Russie Finlande Extrême-Orient 1966-04-16 Roger Caillois Gallimard  
F32.00?F: French frank
612
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
1967-00-00     240
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Von denen Vampiren oder Menschensaugern: Dichtungen und Dokumente 1968-00-00 ed. Dieter Sturm,
Klaus Völker?Klaus Voelker
Hanser (Bibliotheca Dracula)  
DM 24.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
607
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Uwe Bremer  
The Ghouls 1971-02-15 ed. Peter Haining W. H. Allen 0-491-00027-8
£2.50?£: UK pound
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Ghouls 1971-04-08 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day  
$7.95?$: US dollar
383
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Abraham  
The Ghouls 1971-06-00 ed. Peter Haining Stein and Day / BCE 3378   382
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Mark Abraham Checkmark
The Vampire 1972-00-00 ed. Valeria Riva, Ornella Volta Pan Books 0-330-20112-3
£0.30?£: UK pound
316
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Mirgorod 1972-00-00 Nikolai Gogol Aufbau  
M 7.50?M: East German mark
372
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Ghouls 1972-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Pocket Books 78182
$1.25?$: US dollar
xv+
[1]+
400
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth A. Magee Checkmark
Nouvelles histoires de vampires 1972-04-09 ed. Valerio Riva, Ornella Volta Le Livre de Poche     316
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Horrorscope: Volumen 2 1974-00-00 ed. Juan Antonio Molina Foix Alfaguara (Nostromo #8) 84-85118-16-2   247
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Diego Lara  
17 Horror-Stories 1974-00-00 ed. Peter Haining Heyne (Heyne-Anthologien #43) 3-453-45016-7
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
255
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Checkmark
The Ghouls: Book Two 1974-10-00 ed. Peter Haining Orbit 0-86007-808-6
£0.60?£: UK pound
201
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth John Holmes  
Fem öppna gravar : fem noveller... lika kusliga som fem öppna gravar?Fem oeppna gravar : fem noveller... lika kusliga som fem oeppna gravar
1976-00-00 ed. uncredited
B. Wahlström?B. Wahlstrom
B. Wahlstroem
(
Kalla Kårar, ryslig midnattsläsning?Kalla Kaarar, ryslig midnattslaesning
#36)
91-32-41146-4
skr 5.50?skr: Swedish krona (crown)
158
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Josep Marti Ripoll  
Anthologie du fantastique: Tome II : France Espagne Italie Amérique latine Haïti Pologne Russie Finlande Extrême-Orient 1977-00-00 Roger Caillois Gallimard     612
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Histoires d'occultisme 1977-03-08 ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - La grande anthologie du fantastique #1461) 2-266-00289-9   434
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth C. Broutin Checkmark
Histoires d'occultisme 1978-00-00 ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati France Loisirs (La grande anthologie du fantastique #2) 2-7242-0409-3
F30.00?F: French frank
434
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Benjamin Baltimore  
Russian Romantic Prose: An Anthology 1979-00-00 ed. Carl R. Proffer Translation Press 0-931556-00-7   272
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
La veille de la Saint-Jean 1980-00-00 Nikolaj Gogol Union générale d'éditions (Les maîtres de l'étrange et de la peur) 2-264-00306-5   294
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Alain Tercinet  
Der Zauberer: Zwei Meistererzählungen 1980-00-00 Nikolai Gogol Herder (Herder-Bücherei #791) 3-451-07791-4
DM 6.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
159
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Al cinema con il mostro. Volume secondo 1981-11-11 ed. Peter Haining Mondadori (Oscar #1434) 20570-8
Lit 3,750?Lit: Italian lira
260
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth John Holmes  
Erzählungen?Erzaehlungen
1984-00-00 Nikolai Gogol Harenberg-Kommunikation (Die große Erzähler-Bibliothek der Weltliteratur) 3-88379-807-X   237
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Phantastische Erzählungen?Phantastische Erzaehlungen
1985-09-00 Nikolaj Gogol Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #6574) 3-453-02154-1
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
204+
220+
203
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Hans Baldung Checkmark
Racconti fantastici nella Russia dell'ottocento 1988-04-00 ed. Giovanna Spendel Mondadori (Oscar #2020) 88-04-30792-7
Lit 8,000?Lit: Italian lira
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Vasilij Surikov  
The Ghouls 1994-04-00 ed. Peter Haining Bounty Books 1-85152-373-1
£4.99?£: UK pound
384
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Vampires 1995-08-00 ed. Francis Lacassin Christian de Bartillat (Les Belles Pages) 2-84100-054-0
F110.00?F: French frank
458
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Checkmark
La grande anthologie du fantastique: 3 1997-02-00 ed. Jacques Goimard, Roland Stragliati Omnibus (France) (La grande anthologie du fantastique (Omnibus) #3) 2-258-03654-2
F155.00?F: French frank
1349
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth
Arnold Böcklin?Arnold Boecklin
 
The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol 1999-06-29 Nikolai Gogol Vintage 978-0-375-70615-8   464
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Darkling Plain #2, Fall 2001 2001-00-00 ed. David M. Cox Stone Dragon Press  
$6.00?$: US dollar
132
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag Philip Hoffman  
Von denen Vampiren oder Menschensaugern: Dichtungen und Dokumente 2006-02-00 ed. Dieter Sturm,
Klaus Völker?Klaus Voelker
Area (Area Kultwerke des Horrors) 978-3-89996-504-9
€9.95?€: Euro
795
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Chefs-d'œuvre du fantastique: de E.T.A. Hoffmann à Stephen King?Chefs-d'oeuvre du fantastique: de E.T.A. Hoffmann à Stephen King
2007-08-00 ed. Jacques Goimard Omnibus (France) (Collection Omnibus) 978-2-258-07526-9
€25.00?€: Euro
xxiv+
1121
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Yan' Dargent  
The Mantle and Other Stories 2011-05-27 Nicholas Gogol Project Gutenberg 36238
$0.00?$: US dollar
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Viy: English and Russian Language Edition 2014-01-15 Nikolai Gogol Sovereign 978-1-910150-47-4
$16.99?$: US dollar
98
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Dracula's Brethren 2017-05-23 ed. Richard Dalby, Brian J. Frost Harper (UK) 978-0-00-821648-1
£8.99?£: UK pound
355
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Mike Topping  
Footsteps in the Dark: Short Stories 2020-09-22 ed. uncredited Flame Tree Press (Gothic Fantasy) 978-1-83964-187-9
£20.00?£: UK pound
480
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Witchcraft Classics: Best Witch Short Stories 1800-1849 2023-03-17 ed. Andrew Barger Bottletree Books 978-1-933747-67-5
$18.98?$: US dollar
152
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
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