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The Idiot

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 150,670 Ratings and 6,391 Reviews

Book Description
Inspired by an image of Christ?s suffering, Fyodor Dostoyevsky set out to portray ?a truly beautiful soul? colliding with the brutal reality of contemporary society. Returning to St. Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive Prince Myshkin?known as ?the idiot??pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the General and his circle. But after becoming ... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (38 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages768
ISBN-10014044792X
ISBN-13978-0140447927
Publication Date08/31/2004
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About Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author) : Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a published author and a translator of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Fyodor Dostoyevsky include Notes From The Underground, The Gambler, The idiot : a novel... more
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About William Mills Todd (Introduction) : William Mills Todd is credited in . A published credit of William Mills Todd is The Idiot (Penguin Classics).
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About David McDuff (Translator) : David McDuff is a published editor and a translator. Some of the published credits of David McDuff include Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov (Classic, Audio).
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10/10/2009 Basak Savcigil tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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