THE IDIOT
THE IDIOT
Some stories stay with you long after the last page. THE IDIOT by Fyodor Dostoevsky is one of them – a paperback that rewards an unhurried read. Runs to about 624 pages, so it's a book you'll want to pass on to a friend when you're done.
What it's about
“The Idiot” is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published serially in the journal The Russian Messenger in 1868–9. The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Prince (Knyaz) Lev Nikolaevich Myshkin, a young man whose goodness and open-hearted simplicity lead many of the worldlier characters he encounters to mistakenly assume that he lacks intelligence and insight. In the character of Prince Myshkin, Dostoevsky set himself the task of depicting “the positively good and beautiful man”. The novel examines the consequences of placing such a unique individual at the center of the conflicts, desires, passions and egoism of worldly society, both for the man himself and for those with whom he becomes involved. The result, according to philosopher A.C. Grayling, is “one of the most excoriating, compelling and remarkable books ever written; and without question one of the greatest.” Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist and philosopher whose works examined the human psyche of the nineteenth century. Dostoyevsky is considered one of the greatest writers in world literature, with titles such as Crime and Punishment; Notes from Underground, one of the first existential novellas ever written; and Poor Folk, Russia’s first “social novel.”
Book details
- Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 624
- ISBN: 9788197168062
- Published: 1910-02-11
- Dimensions: 13.0 x 3.0 x 22.0 cm
- Category: Non-Fiction
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This edition is in English.
Who wrote THE IDIOT?
THE IDIOT is written by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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