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The Idiot
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He is kind, honest, and utterly incapable of surviving in the world. They call him an idiot.
In The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoevsky presents one of the most profound and emotionally powerful novels ever written—a searching exploration of innocence, compassion, and the complexities of human nature. The story follows Prince Lev Myshkin, a gentle and compassionate man who returns to Russia after years of treatment abroad and finds himself surrounded by a society driven by wealth, pride, jealousy, and ambition.
His sincerity and moral purity attract both admiration and suspicion, especially as he becomes entangled with the tragic and passionate Nastasya Filippovna and the proud, conflicted Rogozhin. Through Myshkin’s journey, Dostoevsky examines whether true goodness can survive in a world marked by selfishness, suffering, and moral compromise.
- First published in 1869
- One of Dostoevsky's greatest psychological and philosophical novels
- A profound exploration of innocence, compassion, love, and human suffering
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A deeply moving masterpiece that asks one of literature’s most enduring questions: can genuine goodness survive in an imperfect world?
About the Author
Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821–1881) was a Russian novelist, philosopher, and one of the most influential writers in world literature. His works transformed the psychological novel through their profound exploration of morality, faith, freedom, and the complexities of the human mind. Best known for Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot, Demons, and Notes from Underground, Dostoevsky's writings continue to shape literature, philosophy, psychology, and theology around the world.
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