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The Idiot

By Fyodor M. Dostoevsky, William Mills Todd (Narrator)

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| Paperback | 9780140447927

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Book Description

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 aContinue

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'Only beauty can save the world'

Such a unique experience deserves attention, and devotion.

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Turpentine said on May 18, 2011 about the Audio Cassette edition | Add your feedback

Although this is not one of Fyodor M. Dostoevsky's most famous books, it is certainly an excellent read. The beginning, is as always, quite slow, but the characters have distinct and complicated personalities. I really enjoyed this book.

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Monosora said on Jun 12, 2010 | Add your feedback

Great.. more than I expected. As for all the Russian books at the beginning you'd better jot down the different names if you don't have a good memory for names.

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Barbara ABP said on Aug 13, 2008 | Add your feedback