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The Idiot

By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Series: Everyman's Library CLASSICS
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The Idiot follows Prince Myshkin, a poor scion of a noble family, who returns to Russia after treatment in a Swiss sanatorium. Known by many as an 'idiot' due to his innocence and straightforwardness, Myshkin becomes entwined with Rogozhin and the captivating Nastasya Filippovna. Their complex relationships lead to a powerful and tragic conclusion amid a vivid portrayal of a society on the brink of collapse.
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This novel will appeal to readers interested in classic literature, psychological depth, and explorations of morality and human nature within Russian society.

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Before he has even arrived home he becomes involved with Rogozhin, a rich merchant’s son whose obsession with the fascinating Nastasya Filippovna eventually draws all three of them into a tragic denouement.

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This study of natural goodness is Dostoevsky's most touching novel. Prince Myshkin, the last, poverty-stricken member of a once great family and regarded by many as an idiot, returns to Russia from a sanatorium in Switzerland in order to collect an inheritance.

Before he has even arrived home, he becomes involved with Rogozhin, a rich merchant's son whose obsession with the fascinating Nastasya Filippovna eventually draws all three of them into a tragic denouement.

But this is only the main thread of a rich and complex book in which a dazzling host of characters, from generals to street urchins, present the picture of an entire society on the verge of dissolution.

The Idiot is a tragicomic masterpiece.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781857152548

Publisher: Everyman

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 April 2002

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Everyman's Library

Contributors:

  • Translated by Richard Pevear
  • Translated by Larissa Volokhonsky
  • Introduction by Richard Pevear
  • Translated by Richard Pevear
  • Translated by Larissa Volokhonsky
  • Introduction by Richard Pevear
  • Translated by Richard Pevear
  • Translated by Larissa Volokhonsky
  • Introduction by Richard Pevear

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 704g

Pages: 680

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Classic Fiction Fiction Fyodor Dostoevsky General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Series: Everyman's Library CLASSICS

About the Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November 1821. He had six siblings and his mother died in 1837 and his father in 1839. He graduated from the St Petersburg Academy of Military Engineering in 1846 but decided to change careers and become a writer. His first book, Poor Folk, did very well but on 23rd April 1849 he was arrested for subversion and sentenced to death. After a mock-execution his sentence was commuted to hard labour in Siberia where he developed epilepsy.He was released in 1854. His 1860 book, The House of the Dead was based on these experiences. In 1857 he married Maria Dmitrievna Isaeva. After his release he adopted more conservative and traditional values and rejected his previous socialist position. In the following years he spent a lot of time abroad, struggled with an addiction to gambling and fell deeply in debt. His wife died in 1864 and he married Anna Grigoryeva Snitkina. In the following years he published his most enduring and successful books, includingCrime and Punishment (1865). He died on 9th February 1881.

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