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The Idiot

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4 out of 5
Based on 20,702 Ratings and 1,194 Reviews

Book Description
"My intention is to portray a truly beautiful soul." -- Dostoevsky

Despite the harsh circumstances besetting his own life -- object poverty, incessant gambling, the death of his firstborn child -- Dostoevsky produced a second masterpiece, The Idiot, just two years after completing Crime and Punishment. In it, a saintly man, Prince Myshkin, is thrust into the heart of a society more concerne... More
Book Information
PublisherBantam Books for Young Readers
BindingMass Market Paperback (12 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages720
ISBN-100553213520
ISBN-13978-0553213522
Publication Date07/01/1983
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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 Anne Hruska (Introduction) : Anne Hruska is credited in . A published credit of Anne Hruska is The Idiot (Bantam Classic).
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About Constance Black Garnett (Translator) : Constance Black Garnett is a published author, editor, and a translator. Some of the published credits of Constance Black Garnett include The Duel and Other Stories (Dodo Press), The Horse-Stealers an... more
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