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The Idiot (Paperback, Reissue) Loot Price: R129
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The Idiot (Paperback, Reissue)

Fyodor Dostoevsky; Translated by Constance Garnett; Introduction by Agnes Cardinal; Notes by Agnes Cardinal; Series edited by Keith Carabine

Series: Wordsworth Classics

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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.

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Imprint: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Wordsworth Classics
Release date: December 1996
First published: December 1996
Authors: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Translators: Constance Garnett
Introduction by: Agnes Cardinal (Honorary Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature)
Notes by: Agnes Cardinal (Honorary Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature)
Series editors: Keith Carabine
Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 31mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 578
Edition: Reissue
ISBN-13: 978-1-85326-175-6
Categories: Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > General
Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction
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LSN: 1-85326-175-0
Barcode: 9781853261756

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