"
The Overcoat" (,
translit. Shinel; sometimes translated as "
The Cloak") is a short story by
Russian author
Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had great influence on
Russian literature, as expressed in a quote attributed to
Fyodor Dostoevsky: "We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'." The story has been adapted into a variety of stage and film interpretations.