The Peasant Marey

Written by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Narrated by Max Bollinger

"The Peasant Marey" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a reflective and introspective short story that delves into the protagonist's memories of a chance encounter with a peasant named Marey during his childhood. Set against the backdrop of the author's time in prison, the story explores themes of human connection, kindness, and the complexities of perception. The protagonist recalls a specific incident from his early childhood when he encountered Marey while fleeing from an imagined wolf. Despite being a stranger, Marey reassures and comforts the young protagonist, offering him a sense of safety and compassion. The memory resurfaces years later, while the protagonist is imprisoned, prompting him to reflect on the true nature of humanity and the power of simple acts of kindness. Read in English, unabridged.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Interactive Media
• Release date: Feb 15, 2016
• ISBN: 9781911263043

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881) was a Russian author and journalist. He spent four years in prison, endured forced military service and was nearly executed for the crime of reading works forbidden by the government. He battled a gambling addiction that once left him a beggar, and he suffered ill health, including epileptic seizures. Despite these challenges, Dostoevsky wrote fiction possessed of groundbreaking, even daring, social and psychological insight and power. Novels like Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov, have won the author acclaim from figures ranging from Franz Kafka to Ernest Hemingway, Friedrich Nietzsche to Virginia Woolf.