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The Idiot

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4 out of 5
Based on 183,344 Ratings and 8,988 Reviews

Book Description
The Idiot (1868), written under the appalling personal circumstances Dostoevsky endured while travelling in Europe, not only reveals the author's acute artistic sense and penetrating psychological insight, but also affords his most powerful indictment of a Russia struggling to emulate contemporary Europe while sinking under the weight of Western materialism. It is the portrait of ninetee... More
Book Information
PublisherOxford University Press Inc
BindingPaperback (38 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages688
ISBN-100192834118
ISBN-13978-0192834119
Publication Date07/09/1998
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About Alan Myers (Author, Translator) : Alan Myers is a published author and a translator. Some of the published credits of Alan Myers include The Idiot (Oxford World's Classics).
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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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10/10/2009 Basak Savcigil tagged as: I recommend, Inspired me, I read

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