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The Idiot: New Translation

By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Series: Evergreens
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The Idiot: New Translation by Fyodor Dostoevsky follows the protagonist, Prince Myshkin, as he returns to Russia after spending time in a Swiss sanatorium. Known for his innocence and kindness, Myshkin becomes entangled in a complex web of intrigue, romantic rivalry, and societal critique, unveiling both the beauty and the frailty of human nature. The novel deeply explores themes of morality and the often-destructive nature of idealism.
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The Idiot: New Translation

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.

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.

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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 virtuous man”, shows the workings of the human mind and our relationships with others in all their complex and contradictory nature.

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.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781847493439

Publisher: Alma Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 April 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Alma Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Ignat Avsey
  • Translated by Ignat Avsey

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 527g

Pages: 704

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Fiction Fyodor Dostoevsky General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: Evergreens

About the Author

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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