Russia

The Idiot

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Summary

Prince Myshkin, a Christ-like figure afflicted with epilepsy, returns to Russia after years in a Swiss sanatorium and enters a society that cannot accommodate his radical goodness. A study in the incompatibility of moral purity and the world.

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Russian novelist (1821–1881) whose works explore human psychology, suffering, and morality against the backdrop of 19th-century Russian society. His major novels probe the darkest corners of the human soul with philosophical and spiritual depth.

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Published
1869
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Fyodor Dostoevsky