The Idiot [Penguin Classics]
by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, a.k.a. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author); David Magarshack (Translated, With An Introduction by)
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Baltimore, MD, et al.: Penguin Books, Inc., 1961. Reprinted . Mass Market Paperback. Used-Acceptable. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 661 pp. A perfectly acceptable study or work or reading or research copy! Copy shows heavy use, but still a good reading copy with clean text. Moderate browning, tanning, foxing or discoloration on page edges, not affecting text. Damage to spine and covers. Creases on spine and cover pages. Heavily used book in rather poor quality. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments.
Synopsis
Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Fyodor Dostoyevsky set out to portray "a truly beautiful soul" colliding with the brutal reality of contemporary society. Returning to St. Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naive Prince Myshkin—known as "the idiot"—pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the General and his circle. But after becoming infatuated with the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna, Myshkin finds himself caught up in a love triangle and drawn into a web of blackmail, betrayal, and, ultimately, murder. This new translation by David McDuff is sensitive to the shifting registers of the original Russian, capturing the nervous, elliptic flow of the narrative for a new generation of readers.
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- Title
- The Idiot [Penguin Classics]
- Author
- Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, a.k.a. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author); David Magarshack (Translated, With An Introduction by)
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used-Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprinted
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD, et al.
- Date Published
- 1961
- Pages
- 661
- Keywords
- Russian & Soviet History & Studies, Russian & Soviet Literature, Classic Russian Novel, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, a.k.a. Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Short Stories, Essays, Fiction, Fictional Novel, Literary Fiction & Novel, Epic & Histor
- Size
- 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall
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