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The Idiot is a novel written by 19th century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Twenty-six-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swi… Mehr…

The Idiot is a novel written by 19th century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Twenty-six-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by the society of St. Petersburg for his trusting nature and naivete, he finds himself at the center of a struggle between a beautiful kept woman and a virtuous and pretty young girl, both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin's very goodness precipitates disaster, leaving the The Idiot is a novel written by 19th century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Twenty-six-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by the society of St. Petersburg for his trusting nature and naivete, he finds himself at the center of a struggle between a beautiful kept woman and a virtuous and pretty young girl, both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin'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. Fiction & Literature, , The Idiot~~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky~~Fiction & Literature~~9781105576027, en, The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 9781105576027, Lulu.com, 01/15/2013, , , , Lulu.com, 01/15/2013<

ISBN: 9781105576027

The Idiot is a novel written by 19th century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Twenty-six-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Sw… Mehr…

The Idiot is a novel written by 19th century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Twenty-six-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by the society of St. Petersburg for his trusting nature and naivete, he finds himself at the center of a struggle between a beautiful kept woman and a virtuous and pretty young girl, both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin`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. Idiot: The Idiot is a novel written by 19th century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Twenty-six-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by the society of St. Petersburg for his trusting nature and naivete, he finds himself at the center of a struggle between a beautiful kept woman and a virtuous and pretty young girl, both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin`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., Lulu.Com<

ISBN: 9781105576027

'The chief thing is that they all need him' -thus Dostoyevsky described Prince Myshkin, the hero of perhaps his most remarkable novel. As the still, radiant center of a plot whose turbule… Mehr…

'The chief thing is that they all need him' -thus Dostoyevsky described Prince Myshkin, the hero of perhaps his most remarkable novel. As the still, radiant center of a plot whose turbulent action is extraordinary even for Dostoyevsky, Myshkin succeeds in dominating through sheer force a personality a cast of characters who vividly and violently embody the passions and conflicts of the 19th century Russia. EBooks Books ~~ Fiction~~ General Idiot~~Fyodor-Dostoyevsky Lulu.com<