The illegitimate son of a landowner, Arkady Dolgoruky was raised
by foster parents and tutors, and has scarcely ever seen his
father, Versilov, and his mother, Versilov's peasant common-law
wife. Arkady goes to Petersburg to meet this "accidental family"
and to confront the father who dominates his imagination and whom
he both disdains and longs to impress. Having sewn into his coat a
document that he believes gives him power over others, Arkady
proceeds with an irrepressible youthful volatility that withstands
blunders and humiliations at every turn.
Dostoevsky masterfully depicts adolescence as a state of
uncertainty, ignorance, and incompleteness, but also of richness
and exuberance, in which everything is still possible. His tale of
a youth finding his way in the disorder of Russian society in the
1870s is a high and serious comedy that borders on both farce and
tragedy.
"The Adolescent "(originally published in English as "A Raw Youth")
is markedly different in tone from Dostoevsky's other masterpieces.
It is told from the point of view of the nineteen-year-old
narrator, whose immaturity, freshness, and naivete are
unforgettably reflected in his narrative voice.
This superb new translation--never before published--of one of
Dostoevsky's major novels comes from the award-winning translators
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.
(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
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