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The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Description for The Idiot
Paperback. Populated by an unforgettable cast of characters, from the beautiful, self-destructive Nastasya Filippovna to the dangerously obsessed Rogozhin and the radical student Ippolit, The Idiot is one of Dostoevsky's most personal and intense works of fiction presented here in a new translation. Translator(s): Avsey, Ignat. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 704 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 568.
After spending several years in a sanatorium recovering from an illness that caused him to lose his memory and ability to reason, Prince Myshkin arrives in St Petersburg and is at once confronted with the stark realities of life in the Russian capital – from greed, murder and nihilism to passion, vanity and love. Mocked for his childlike naivety yet valued for his openness and understanding, Prince Myshkin finds himself entangled with two women in a position he cannot bring himself to resolve. Dostoevsky, who wrote that in the character of Prince Myshkin he hoped to portray a “wholly ... Read more
After spending several years in a sanatorium recovering from an illness that caused him to lose his memory and ability to reason, Prince Myshkin arrives in St Petersburg and is at once confronted with the stark realities of life in the Russian capital – from greed, murder and nihilism to passion, vanity and love. Mocked for his childlike naivety yet valued for his openness and understanding, Prince Myshkin finds himself entangled with two women in a position he cannot bring himself to resolve. Dostoevsky, who wrote that in the character of Prince Myshkin he hoped to portray a “wholly ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Classics
Number of pages
704
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Alma Classics Evergreens
Condition
New
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847493439
SKU
V9781847493439
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About Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–81) is considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His works include such seminal novels as Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Karamazov Brothers.
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