Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky (Perennial Classics) [Paperback]

Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), George Bird (Translator), Constance Garnett (Translator), Nora Gottlieb (Translator), David Magarshack (Translator), Ronald Hingley (Foreword)

Book Description

Series: Perennial Classics | Publication Date: July 6, 2004

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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About the Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky 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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics (July 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060726466
• ISBN-13: 978-0060726461
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,455 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unrelenting Brilliance, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Great Short Works of Dostoyevsky (A Perennial Classic) (Paperback)

One night i decided to "start" the first story in the book, The Double. I was up a little past four in the morning, finishing the story. I was simply enthralled. I continued in this fashion for eight days; until i had finished all eight stories. Dostoevsky seems to have endowed every piece of everything he ever wrote with complete brilliance. Though my favorite story in the collection was Notes From the Underground, all the stories were generally entertaining and almost always enlightening.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Collection, January 22, 2000

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Simon James (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Great Short Works of Dostoyevsky (A Perennial Classic) (Paperback)

This collection can be recommended to anyone interested in sampling Dostoyesvky's shorter fiction; it contains within the one volume a good number of stories which in other editions (Penguin and Oxford) fill more than one volume.

The short stories themselves are just sublime and should not be overlooked by those who tend to think that the best work will be necessarily contained in the novels. The Double is my favourite; it is an especially humorous tale, though sombre in its overall vision. Notes from the Underground is seminal, of course, and is probably the most important story included; A Gentle Creature is disturbing.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, January 28, 2008

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Danielle M. Kahut "Danielle Kahut" (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky (Perennial Classics) (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book for anyone just entering into Russian literature (or someone who has yet to gain a passion for reading). Dostoevsky is very poignant and clearly articulates the feelings humans go through, including the inner turmoil associated with daily life... Great night time reading.