"The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a story set in 19th-century Russia about Prince Muishkin, a young man with epilepsy who returns home after living in Switzerland. The book tells the story of his interactions with Russian society, where his naivety and honesty clash with the complex and often corrupt world around him. The story opens with the prince on a train to St. Petersburg, meeting interesting people, including Rogojin who feels strongly about the beautiful Nastasia Philipovna, which hints at future emotional drama and tough social problems that the prince will have to navigate. The book looks at innocence, how people interact, and what happens when pure ideals meet the difficult truths of real life. Love and heartbreaking events become central to the lives of the characters, with the prince's unusual view shaping the course of events.
The Idiot
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
In 19th-century Russia, a naive prince fresh from a Swiss sanatorium steps into a world of passionate love, social corruption, and inevitable tragedy.
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About the AuthorFyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), The Adolescent (1875), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), The Adolescent (1875), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature.
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