Devils by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Paperback, 2010)

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In 1869 a young Russian was strangled, shot through the head and thrown into a pond. The satirical portraits of the revolutionaries, with their naivety, ludicrous single-mindedness and readiness for murder and destruction, might seem exaggerated - until we consider their all-too-recognisable descendants in the real world ever since.

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In 1869 a young Russian was strangled, shot through the head and thrown into a pond. His crime? A wish to leave small group of violent revolutionaries, from which he had become alienated. Dostoevsky takes this real-life catastrophe as the subject and culmination of 'Devils', a title that refers the young radicals themselves and also to the materialistic ideas that possessed the minds of many thinking people Russian society at the time. The satirical portraits of the revolutionaries, with their naivety, ludicrous single-mindedness and readiness for murder and destruction, might seem exaggerated - until we consider their all-too-recognisable descendants in the real world ever since. The key figure in the novel, however, is beyond politics. Nikolay Stavrogin, another product of rationalism run wild, exercises his charisma with ruthless authority and total amorality. His unhappiness is accounted for when he confesses to a ghastly sexual crime - in a chapter long suppressed by the censor. This prophetic account of modern morals and politics, with its fifty-odd characters, amazing events and challenging ideas, is seen by some critics as Dostoevsky's masterpiece. AUTHOR: Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881) is a Russian novelist. Of his eleven novels, his three most famous were written later in life: 'Crime and Punishment', 'The Idiot' and 'The Brothers Karamazov'. His books have been translated into over 170 languages, and have sold over 15 million copies.

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PublisherWordsworth Editions LTD
ISBN-139781840220995
eBay Product ID (ePID)87268981

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Book TitleDevils
Number of Pages720 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicBooks
AuthorFyodor Dostoevsky
Book SeriesWordsworth Classics
FormatPaperback

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Item Height198 mm
Item Weight442 g
Item Width129 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorFyodor Dostoevsky

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