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The Idiot

by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky
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The Idiot
The Idiot

Innocent prince's tragic impact on corrupt society.

The Idiot could be a good read for those who enjoy deep character exploration and societal critique within classic literature. Dostoevsky's portrayal of Prince Myshkin's innocence in contrast to the corruption of society, as well as his unique and tragic impact on those around him, makes for a compelling and thought-provoking read. The Pevear and Volokhonsky translation captures the essence of Dostoevsky's writing, ensuring a truly immersive experience for the reader.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Idiot

by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky
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ISBN: 9780375702242
Authors: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Date of Publication: 2003-07-08
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Classics, Philosophy
Goodreads rating: 4.21
(rated by 179798 readers)

Description

After his great portrayal of a guilty man in Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky set out in The Idiot to portray a man of pure innocence. The twenty-six-year-old Prince Myshkin, following a stay of several years in a Swiss sanatorium, returns to Russia to collect an inheritance and “be among people.” Even before he reaches home he meets the dark Rogozhin, a rich merchant’s son whose obsession with the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna eventually draws all three of them into a tragic denouement. In Petersburg the prince finds himself a stranger in a society obsessed with money, power, and manipulation. Scandal escalates to murder as Dostoevsky traces the surprising effect of this “positively beautiful man” on the people around him, leading to a final scene that is one of the most powerful in all of world literature. Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky’s masterful translation of The Idiot is destined to stand with their versions of Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and Demons as the definitive Dostoevsky in English.
 

Innocent prince's tragic impact on corrupt society.

The Idiot could be a good read for those who enjoy deep character exploration and societal critique within classic literature. Dostoevsky's portrayal of Prince Myshkin's innocence in contrast to the corruption of society, as well as his unique and tragic impact on those around him, makes for a compelling and thought-provoking read. The Pevear and Volokhonsky translation captures the essence of Dostoevsky's writing, ensuring a truly immersive experience for the reader.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.