place
Chumbaroklova Wasteland (Gimalayskoye)
Chumbaroklova Wasteland
also: Чумбароклова Пустошь, Гималайское тож, Gimalayskoye
The estate Nikolai Ivanych finally buys, formally Chumbaroklova Wasteland but styled by him "Gimalayskoye" after the family surname; a hundred and twelve desyatinas with a manor house but no orchard or ponds, until he plants twenty gooseberry bushes of his own.
Reading notes
- Gooseberries §31 Chumbaroklova Wasteland
The mock-grand name of the estate Nikolai Ivanych finally buys, formally Chumbaroklova Wasteland but styled by him "Gimalayskoye" after the family surname; the double name underscores the gap between his modest purchase and his grand idea of it.