| Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky Perennial Class Edition Contributor(s): Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060726466 ISBN-13: 9780060726461 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2004 Annotation: The shorter works of one of the world's greatest writers, including The Gambler and Notes from Underground The short works of Dostoevsky exist in the very large shadow of his astonishing longer novels, but they too are among literature's most revered works. The Gambler chronicles Dostoevsky's own addiction, which he eventually overcame. Many have argued that Notes from Underground contains several keys to understanding the themes of the longer novels, such as Crime and Punishment and The Idiot. Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky includes: Notes from Underground The Gambler A Disgraceful Affair The Eternal Husband The Double White Nights A Gentle Creature The Dream of a Ridiculous Man |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (1.39 lbs) 768 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The shorter works of one of the world's greatest writers, including The Gambler and Notes from Underground The short works of Dostoevsky exist in the very large shadow of his astonishing longer novels, but they too are among literature's most revered works. The Gambler chronicles Dostoevsky's own addiction, which he eventually overcame. Many have argued that Notes from Underground contains several keys to understanding the themes of the longer novels, such as Crime and Punishment and The Idiot. Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky includes: Notes from Underground |
Contributor Bio(s): Dostoyevsky, Fyodor: - Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. He died in 1881 having written some of the most celebrated works in the history of literature, including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov. |