Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man and House of

Description: Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man and House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Showcasing Dostoyevskys evolving outlook on mans fate, this collection presents his compelling works "White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man" and selections from "The House of the Dead." Original. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A collection of powerful stories by one of the masters of Russian literature, illustrating Fyodor Dostoyevskys thoughts on political philosophy, religion and above all, humanity.From the primitive peasant who kills without understanding that he is destroying a human life, to the anxious antihero of Notes From Underground-a man who both craves and despises affection-this volume and its often-tormented characters showcase Dostoyevskys evolving outlook on mans fate. The compelling works presented here were written at distinct periods in the authors life, at decisive moments in his groping for a political philosophy and a religious answer. Thomas Mann described Dostoyevsky as "an author whose Christian sympathy is ordinarily devoted to human misery, sin, vice, the depths of lust and crime, rather than to nobility of body and soul"-and Notes From Underground as "an awe-and-terror-inspiring example of this sympathy."Translated and with an Afterword by Andrew R. MacAndrewWith an Introduction by Ben Marcus Author Biography Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-81) was educated in Moscow and at the School of Military Engineers in St. Petersburg, where he spent four years. In 1844 he resigned his Commission in the army to devote himself to literature. In 1846, he wrote his first novel, which won immediate critical and popular success. At the age of twenty-seven he was arrested for belonging to a socialist group and condemned to death, but at the last moment, his sentence was commuted to prison in Siberia. In 1859, he was granted full amnesty and allowed to return to St. Petersburg. In the fourteen years before his death on January 28, 1881, Dostoyevsky produced his greatest works including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Possessed.Ben Marcus is the author of The Age of Wire and String, a collection of stories, and the novel Notable American Women. Editor of The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories, he is on the faculty of Columbia University and has received a Whiting Award and a National Endowment for the Arts grant. His essays have appeared in Time, Feed, Tin House, McSweenys, Bomb, Grand Street, the Pushcart Prize anthology, and Conjunctions.Andrew R. MacAndrew (1911-2001) was a professor at the University of Virginia and an acclaimed translator of Russian literature. In addition to fiction by Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Gogol, and others, he translated A Precocious Autobiography by poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Details ISBN0451529553 Author Fyodor Dostoyevsky Pages 256 Language English Translator Andrew R. Macandrew ISBN-10 0451529553 ISBN-13 9780451529558 Media Book DEWEY 891.733 Year 2004 Short Title NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND Audience Age 16-18 Birth 1821 Death 1881 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Imprint Signet Classics Edition 150th Subtitle White Nights, the Dream of the Ridiculous Man and Selections From the House of the Dead DOI 10.1604/9780451529558 UK Release Date 2004-11-02 US Release Date 2004-11-02 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Format Paperback Publication Date 2004-11-02 Replaces 9780451523761 Audience General NZ Release Date 2011-07-12 AU Release Date 2011-07-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125249469;

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