Idiot

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The Idiot is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. It was first published serially in the journal The Russian Messenger in 1868-9.The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Prince (Knyaz) Lyov Nikolaevich Myshkin, a young man whose goodness and open-hearted simplicity lead many of the more worldly characters he encounters to mistakenly assume that he lacks intelligence and insight. In the character of Prince Myshkin, Dostoevsky set himself the task of depicting "the positively good and beautiful man". The novel examines the consequences of placing such a unique individual at the centre of the conflicts, desires, passions and egoism of worldly society, both for the man himself and for those with whom he becomes involved. The result, according to philosopher A.C. Grayling, is "one of the most excoriating, compelling and remarkable books ever written; and without question one of the greatest."
  • | Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
  • | Publication Date: Jan 09, 2017
  • | Number of Pages: 804 pages
  • | Language: English
  • | Binding: Paperback
  • | ISBN-10: 1542445582
  • | ISBN-13: 9781542445580
Author:
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher:
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication Date:
Jan 09, 2017
Number of pages:
804 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1542445582
ISBN-13:
9781542445580