The Nose is one of Nikolai Gogol’s short stories written in 1836. This is a humorous short story written by Nikolai Gogol while living in St. Petersburg. During this time, Gogol’s work focused primarily on surrealism and grotesque, with a romantic twist. The Nose, written between 1835 and 1836, tells the story of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops his life.