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The Idiot
Written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Narrated by Jefferson Mays
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About this audiobook
One of the most influential authors from Russia's Golden Age, Fyodor Dostoevsky left behind a vast collection of prized literary works, including Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. In The Idiot, Prince Myshkin possesses a childlike innocence and trusting nature that leaves him vulnerable to abuse by those around him. Returning to St. Petersburg to collect an inheritance, Myshkin realizes he is a stranger in a society obsessed with wealth, manipulation and power. Alan Myers translated this edition.
Author
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881) was a Russian novelist and philosopher whose works examined the human psyche of the nineteenth century. Dostoyevsky is considered one of the greatest writers in world literature, with titles such as Crime and Punishment; Notes from Underground, one of the first existential novellas ever written; and Poor Folk, Russia’s first “social novel.”
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Wow, what a fantastic reader. Once I found out that the book is the result of a magazine serial that was written along and along as the publication required I understood its structure, and was able to accept that quality in it. But the reader was so outstanding that even the tedious parts (because of the structure) were rendered so vivid to my mind, I became quite addicted to it, and the ending also followed from the author not knowing where he would take it. People rarely write with such a talent for creating a world for the reader to inhabit as if they were there. So glad to have experienced that yet again with another tested, tried and true classic.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What did I just read! Now I understand when they say that Russian literature is very philosophical and complex.