The Idiot
SKU: 9781853261756 Supplier: Wordsworth Editions Ltd Out of stockDesciption
Author : Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Format : Paperback | 592 pages
Dimensions : 129 x 198 x 30mm | 365g
Publication Date: 01 Jan 1998
Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel. Dostoevsky supplies a harsh indictment of the Russian ruling class of his day who have created a world which cannot accomodate the goodness of this idiot.
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