Idiot The

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A new translation of Dostoyevsky's great novel of suffering and sickness

Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Dostoyevsky set out to create a protagonist with "a truly beautiful soul" and to trace the fate of such an individual as he comes into contact with the brutal reality of contemporary society. The novel begins when the innocent epileptic Prince Myshkin - the 'idiot' - arrives in St Petersburg and finds himself drawn into a web of violent and passionate relationships that leads to blackmail, betrayal and eventually murder.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780140447927
Published: May 2004

Number of pages: 784
Width: 130 mm
Height: 196 mm
Depth: 33 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd