This is the first word in the title of a novel in which Sheikh Nuruddin misquotes the Quran after the arrest of his brother Harun, written by Meša Selimović. This is the last word in the title of a novel that begins with a Gnostic interpretation of a story about Simon Magus and attempts to “piece together the hybrid identity of the Balkans.” This adjective appears in the title of a novel in which the title Italian general is sent alongside a priest on a search in (*) Albania; that novel is by Ismail Kadare. Danilo Kiš wrote an Encyclopedia of people described by this word. This adjective titles a novel in which a character who forges the will of Khlobuyev’s aunt asks Sobakevitch and Manilov to sell him the title objects. (10[1])For 10 points, name this adjective that, in a Nikolai Gogol novel about Chichikov, modifies “Souls.” ■END■ (10[1]0[1])