The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Overview

THE IDIOT follows the life of young Russian Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, who returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swiss sanatorium. An outcast from the high society of St. Petersburg for his trusting nature and naivete, Lev finds himself at the center of a love triangle between a beautiful kept woman and a virtuous and pretty young girl, both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Lev's very goodness precipitates disaster, leaving the impression that, in a world obsessed with money, power, and sexual conquest, a sanatorium may be the only place for a saint.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013510104
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	11/22/2011
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was a noted Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. The second of seven children, Dostoyevsky was born into a devout Christian family and grew up on the grounds of Mariinsky Hospital, where his father was a doctor. A budding intellectual, Dostoyevsky was exiled to Siberia in 1849 for alleged anti-Tsarist activities. His formative exposure to the poor and oppressed in Moscow and his exile to Siberia profoundly shaped his writing.