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Step into the mind of one of literature's most profound anti-heroes in Notes from Underground, Fyodor Dostoevsky's existential tour de force. This unabridged classic dives deep into the psychology of alienation, human contradiction, and philosophical rebellion. Revered as a foundational work of existentialist thought, this novel challenges listeners to confront uncomfortable truths about free will, society, and the self.

One of the greatest works of fiction ever written, Crime and Punishment is at once an intense psychological study, a terrifying murder mystery, and a fascinating detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary. Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a...

This program is read by renowned English actor Ben Miles, best known for his narration of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy. “Ben Miles's English accent is perfect for the text of this recent, award-winning translation. He delivers narrative sections in a consistent tone, and his expression is...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What happens when perfect goodness confronts a corrupt world? Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot, published in 1869, poses this devastating question through one of literature's most extraordinary characters: Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a man so pure of...

Una de las mas amargas creaciones de Dostoyevsky, El Jugador es una novela autobiografica que describe tristes experiencias que tuvo el gran escritor. Los protagonistas son todos fanaticos del juego, en este ganan, pierden y ponen todas sus esperanzas, no tanto por la ganancia economica sino por la emocion.

From renowned translators Richard Pevear and Lindsay Volokhonsky comes a new translation—certain to become the definitive version—of the first great prison memoir, a fictionalized account of Fyodor Dostoevsky's life-changing penal servitude in Siberia. Sentenced to death for advocating...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. What happens when perfect goodness confronts a corrupt world? Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot, published in 1869, poses this devastating question through one of literature's most extraordinary characters: Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a man so pure of...

Dostoevsky studied human nature with passion and precision. He plumbed the depths and never winced at what he found, even when it was beyond his understanding. This extraordinary novel is a recital of his findings, told in the story of four brothers: Dimitri, pleasure-seeking, impatient, unruly; Ivan, brilliant and morose; Alyosha, gentle, loving, honest; and the illegitimate Smerdyakov, sly, silent, cruel. What give this story its dramatic grip is the part these brothers play in their father's murder.

The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky and is generally considered the culmination of his life's work. Published in November 1880, Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing the novel set in 19th-century Russia. Fydor Karamazov, a mean and disreputable landowner, has three sons, Dmitry, a profligate army officer; Ivan, a writer with revolutionary ideas; and Alexey, a religious novice.

Ricordi della casa dei morti fu scritto al termine della pena scontata da Dostoevskij in Siberia, dopo il 1859, e fu pubblicato tra il 1861 e il 1862. Infatti nel 1849 l’autore venne arrestato per partecipazione a società segreta con scopi sovversivi e condannato a morte, ma lo zar Nicola commutò questa condanna in lavori forzati a tempo indeterminato. Nel 1850 venne quindi deportato in Siberia, nella fortezza di Omsk. Nel febbraio del 1854 venne liberato per buona condotta, scontando il resto della stessa servendo nell'esercito come soldato semplice.

Dünya edebiyatının en büyük yazarlarından olan Fyodor Dostoyevski, bu eseri 1849-1859 yılları arasındaki 10 yıllık Sibirya sürgününden döndükten sonra St. Petersburg’da yazdı. Romanı anlatan, genç bir yazar olan ve gelecek vaat eden İvan Petroviç’in, yazma yöntemleri ve toplumsal konumu Dostoyevski’nin kendi yaşamından alınmıştır. Kahraman, büyük bir ünden yoksulluğa düşer. Roman, toplumda hep aşağılanan ve hor görülen insanların, nüfuzlu kimselerin bencilce hesapları arasında ezilişini ve sarsılışını işler. Sıradan insanların olağanüstü yaşantıları ve şaşırtıcı karakter özellikleri anlatılır.

The House of the Dead is a fascinating portrait of life in a Siberian prison camp - a life of great hardship and deprivation, yet filled with simple moments of humanity showing mankinds ability to adapt and survive in the most extreme of circumstances. Dostoevsky tells his story in a chronological order, from his character's arrival and his sense of alienation to his gradual adjustment to prison life.

Director David Fishelson transforms Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot into spellbinding drama that illuminates both titanic novels. In The Brothers Karamazov, the passionate brothers spring to life, led by their roué of a father ¿ who entertains himself by drinking, womanizing, and pitting his three sons against each other. The men have plenty to fight over, including the alluring Grushenka.

Completed six years after Dostoyevsky's own term as a convict, The House of the Dead is a semi-autobiographical account of life in a Siberian prison camp, and the physical and mental effects it has on those who are sentenced to inhabit it. Alexandr Petrovitch Goryanchikov, a gentleman of the noble class, has been condemned to 10 years of hard labor for murdering his wife.

Poor Folk, Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s first novel, is almost forgotten now, living as it does under the long shadow of Crime and Punishment, Anna Karenina, The Brothers Karamazov and much more. Yet when it was published in 1846, it brought him instant fame. It is an epistolary novel, presenting the...