https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/30/books/review/what-makes-the-russian-literature-of-the-19th-century-so-distinctive.html
“What Makes the Russian Literature of the 19th Century so Distinctive?”
The writers Francine Prose and Benjamin Moser offer some thoughts on what distinguishes 19th century Russian literature. Prose in particular discusses Gogol at length.
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/06/16/gogol
A short story by the author Jhumpa Lahiri that takes its name from Gogol and discusses “The Overcoat.”
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/1999/03/18/under-the-overcoat-2/
John Bayley discusses Gogol in a review of the Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky translation of Gogol’s short stories.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nt3y0
“Tim Key and Gogol’s Overcoat”
The poet and comedian Tim Key discusses his love of Gogol and the influence the story has had on him.