The Idiot

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The Idiot - Mass Market Paperbound

The Idiot - Mass Market Paperbound

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author), Henry Carlisle (Translator), Olga Carlisle (Translator)

A classic novel of innocence, guilt, and morality by a Russian master

In one of Dostoevsky's most personal novels, Prince Myshkin, an almost comically innocent Christ figure in a land of sinners, returns to Russia from a sanitorium in Switzerland. His naivete and his faith in beauty contrasts sharply with that of his society, earning him the reputation of "the idiot." Prince Myshkin's morality is tested when he becomes caught in a love triangle and falls into betrayal and tragedy.

Author Biography

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881), one of nineteenth-century Russia's greatest novelists, spent four years in a convict prison in Siberia, after which he was obliged to enlist in the army. In later years his penchant for gambling sent him deeply into debt. Most of his important works were written after 1864, including Notes from Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov, all available from Penguin Classics.

Number of Pages: 688
Dimensions: 1.3 x 6.7 x 4.1 IN
Publication Date: April 06, 2010
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Idiot
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 10.7
Point Value: 56
ISBN9780451531520
Author Fyodor Dostoyevsky
PublisherSignet Book
GenreLiterature
FormatOther
PublishedApril 2010
LanguageENG- English
Pages688
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-81) was educated in Moscow and at the School of Military Engineers in St. Petersburg, where he spent four years. In 1846, he wrote his first novel, Poor Folk; it was an immediate critical and popular success. This was followed by short stories and the novel The Double. While at work on Netochka Nezvanova, the twenty-seven-year-old author was arrested for belonging to a young socialist group. He was tried and condemned to death, but at the last moment his sentence was commuted to prison in Siberia. He spent four years in the penal settlement as Omsk. In 1859, he was granted full amnesty and allowed to return to St. Petersburg. In the fourteen years before his death, Dostoyevsky produced his greatest works, including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed, and The Brothers Karamazov. The last was published a year before his death.

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