The Idiot

A timeless classic - a BookTok sensationIt was a wonderful night, such a night as is only possible when we are young, dear reader.Dostoevsky's story of young love begins with a chance encounter between the lonely narrator and a 17-year-old girl, Nastenka. Over the course of four nights, the two reveal their fears and desires to each other, yet Nastenka's heart belongs to someone else. Dostoevsky's love story, set during the bright summer nights of St. Petersburg, is a timeless masterpiece.- English edition of Dostoevsky's bittersweet love story recently trending on TikTok- Short but intense - will make you want to read more classic literature- Snackable content, easy to read and deeply moving- The poetic language of the great Russian author draws readers into a world of dreams and heartbreak

Poverty-stricken and cut off from society, former law student Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov leads a desolate life in a dreary little room in St Petersburg. Having abandoned all hopes of sustaining himself through work, he now obsesses over the idea of changing his fortunes through an act of extreme violence: the killing of an elderly pawnbroker. His mind baulks at the horror of his plan, but when he hears that his sister Dunya is about to agree to a loveless marriage in order to escape the advances of her employer, his disgust for the world becomes unbounded, and his feelings of rebellion and revenge push him closer and closer to the edge of the precipice.<BR><BR> A masterpiece of psychological insight, Dostoevsky's 1866 novel features some of its author's most memorable characters - from the temperamental protagonist Raskolnikov to the amoral sensualist Svidrigailov and the immoral lawyer Luzhin. Presented here in a sparkling new translation by Roger Cockerell, Crime and Punishment is a towering work in nineteenth-century Russian fiction and a landmark of world literature.

The Gambler paints a stark picture of the attractions-and addictions-of gambling. Using skillful characterization, Dostoevsky faithfully depicts life among the gambling set in old Germany. This probing psychological novel explores the tangled love affairs and complicated lives of Alexey Ivanovitch, a young gambler, and Polina Alexandrovna, the woman he loves.Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow, the son of a surgeon. As a member of revolutionary circles in St. Petersburg, he was condemned to death in 1849. A last-minute reprieve sent him to Siberia for hard labor. Returning to St. Petersburg in 1859, he worked as a journalist and completed his masterpiece, Crime and Punishment, as well as other works, including The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov.

'One death, in exchange for thousands of lives - it's simple arithmetic!'A new translation of Dostoevsky's epic masterpiece, Crime and Punishment (1866). The impoverished student Raskolnikov decides to free himself from debt by killing an old moneylender, an act he sees as elevating himself above conventional morality. Like Napoleon he will assert his will and his crime will be justified by its elimination of 'vermin' for the sake of the greater good. But Raskolnikov is torn apart by fear, guilt, and a growing conscience under the influence of his love for Sonya. Meanwhile the police detective Porfiry is on his trail. It is a powerfully psychological novel, in which the St Petersburg setting, Dostoevsky's own circumstances, and contemporary social problems all play their part.

Presented in a new translation by Roger Cockrell, The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants was originally conceived as a play and first published in 1859, shortly after the author's release from forced military service. Gogolian in style and tone, and waspish in its description of the villainous Opiskin, it is a sustained exercise in caricatural cruelty and a comedic tour de force. <BR><BR>The young Sergei is summoned from St Petersburg by his uncle, the retired colonel Yegor Rostanev, to the remote country estate of Stepanchikovo. Rostanev's household, populated by a medley of remarkable characters, is dominated by the figure of Foma Opiskin, a devious, manipulative hanger-on who has everyone in thrall and plots to marry the colonel to the woman of his choice, Tatyana Ivanova. When Opiskin finds that his plans are being thwarted, a confrontation with Rostanev ensues, and all hell is let loose.

Is éard atá i Coireacht agus Pionós le Fyodor Dostoevsky ná iniúchadh corraitheach ar mhoráltacht, ciontacht agus fuascailt, atá suite i gcoinne chúlra gruama agus leatromach St. Petersburg sa 19ú haois. I gcroílár na sárshaothar síceolaíochta seo tá Rodion Raskolnikov, iar-mhac léinn a dhéanann dúnmharú brúidiúil ina éadóchas. Tá sé lánchinnte gur féidir a ghníomhartha a chosaint le fealsúnacht chaoch a chuireann os cionn gnáth-mhoráltacht é, is gearr go mbíonn Raskolnikov faoi léigear ag brú a choinsiasa féin. De réir mar a thagann an t-úrscéal chun cinn, tagann meath ar staid mheabhrach Raskolnikov. Nochtann a chuid idirghníomhaíochtaí le Sonia atruach ach i mbaol, an t-imscrúdaitheoir stuama Porfiry Petrovich, agus a theaghlach féin gréasán casta, tangled motives agus mothúcháin dhaonna. Tá sé gafa idir a mhian a shármhaitheas a dhearbhú agus an chiontacht dhomhain gnawing a itheann a anam. Déanann Dostoevsky an psyche daonna a dhíroinnt go máistriúil, ag fiosrú na cuais is dorcha de chiontacht, eagla agus coinbhleacht mhorálta. Trí mheon céasta Raskolnikov, cuirtear iallach ar léitheoirí aghaidh a thabhairt ar cheisteanna bunúsacha maidir le ceartas, moráltacht, agus cad is brí le fuascailt a lorg. An féidir éalú ó iarmhairtí gníomhaíochtaí duine? An féidir le duine éirí as coireacht nach féidir a mhaitheamh? Le carachtair bheoga do-dhearmadta agus plota casta a mheascann smaointe fealsúnacha le fionraí teann, ingne, tá Coireacht agus Pionós ar cheann de na héachtaí is mó i litríocht an domhain. Luíonn genius Dostoevsky ní hamháin ina chuid scéalaíochta ach ina léargas domhain ar an staid dhaonna, rud a fhágann go bhfuil Coireacht agus Pionós chomh hábhartha inniu agus a bhí sé nuair a foilsíodh é. Úrscéal gan ré faoi chastacht shíceolaíoch, téann Coireacht agus Pionós i ngleic leis an streachailt shíoraí idir an mhaith agus an t-olc, ag iarraidh ar léitheoirí machnamh a dhéanamh ar an líne thanaí atá eatarthu. Agus an léiriú dodhearmadta á dhéanamh aige ar fhear a bhfuil a choinsias féin á ghruaim aige, leanann sárshaothar Dostoevsky ag spreagadh léitheoirí ar fud an domhain, ag tabhairt dúshlán dóibh agus á spreagadh.

Do you want to read Crime and Punishment? If so then keep reading...One of the supreme masterpieces of world literature, Crime and Punishment catapulted Dostoyevsky to the forefront of Russian writers and into the ranks of the world's greatest novelists. Drawing upon experiences from his own prison days, the author recounts in feverish, compelling tones the story of Raskolnikov, an impoverished student tormented by his own nihilism, and the struggle between good and evil. Believing that he is above the law, and convinced that humanitarian ends justify vile means, he brutally murders an old woman - a pawnbroker whom he regards as "stupid, ailing, greedy...good for nothing." Overwhelmed afterwards by feelings of guilt and terror, Raskolnikov confesses to the crime and goes to prison. There he realizes that happiness and redemption can only be achieved through suffering. Infused with forceful religious, social, and philosophical elements, the novel was an immediate success.What are you waiting for Crime and Punishment is one click away, select the "Buy Now" button in the top right corner NOW!

Translated by Constance Garnett, with an Introduction and Notes by Agnes Cardinal, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature at the University of Kent. Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues which centre around a cast of brilliantly realised characters and which ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel. Dostoevsky supplies a harsh indictment of the Russian ruling class of his day who have created a world which cannot accomodate the goodness of this idiot.