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Short Stories
The Complete Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a compilation which contains the entire output of Dostoevsky's short stories available in English.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. His debut, the epistolary novella Poor Folk (1846), made his name. In 1849 he was arrested for involvement with the politically subversive 'Petrashevsky circle' and until 1854 he lived in a convict prison in Omsk, Siberia. From this experience came The House of the Dead (1860-2). In 1860 he began the journal Vremya (Time). Already married, he fell in love with one of his contributors, Appollinaria Suslova, eighteen years his junior, and developed a ruinous passion for roulette. After the death of his first wife, Maria, in 1864, Dostoyevsky completed Notes from Underground and began work towards Crime and Punishment (1866). The major novels of his late period are The Idiot (1868), Demons (1871-2) and The Brothers Karamazov (1879-80). He died in 1881.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. His debut, the epistolary novella Poor Folk (1846), made his name. In 1849 he was arrested for involvement with the politically subversive 'Petrashevsky circle' and until 1854 he lived in a convict prison in Omsk, Siberia. From this experience came The House of the Dead (1860-2). In 1860 he began the journal Vremya (Time). Already married, he fell in love with one of his contributors, Appollinaria Suslova, eighteen years his junior, and developed a ruinous passion for roulette. After the death of his first wife, Maria, in 1864, Dostoyevsky completed Notes from Underground and began work towards Crime and Punishment (1866). The major novels of his late period are The Idiot (1868), Demons (1871-2) and The Brothers Karamazov (1879-80). He died in 1881.
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First published January 1, 1877
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Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский
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Works, such as the novels Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880), of Russian writer Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky or Dostoevski combine religious mysticism with profound psychological insight.
Very influential writings of Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin included Problems of Dostoyevsky's Works (1929),
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky composed short stories, essays, and journals. His literature explores humans in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century and engages with a variety of philosophies and themes. People most acclaimed his Demons(1872) .
Many literary critics rate him among the greatest authors of world literature and consider multiple books written by him to be highly influential masterpieces. They consider his Notes from Underground of the first existentialist literature. He is also well regarded as a philosopher and theologian.
(Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский) (see also Fiodor Dostoïevski)
Works, such as the novels Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880), of Russian writer Feodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky or Dostoevski combine religious mysticism with profound psychological insight.
Very influential writings of Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin included Problems of Dostoyevsky's Works (1929),
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky composed short stories, essays, and journals. His literature explores humans in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century and engages with a variety of philosophies and themes. People most acclaimed his Demons(1872) .
Many literary critics rate him among the greatest authors of world literature and consider multiple books written by him to be highly influential masterpieces. They consider his Notes from Underground of the first existentialist literature. He is also well regarded as a philosopher and theologian.
(Russian: Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский) (see also Fiodor Dostoïevski)
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December 18, 2022
How do people give this collection anything less than five stars? Dreams of a Ridiculous Man alone is worth 5 stars. We are simply lucky enough to have the other stories tag along. Not that they are bad either. The Crocodile is one of Dostoevsky's funniest pieces. Anyhow, if you want some insight into his masterpieces make sure to give this a read. The description of the dream of the ridiculous man is one Dostoevsky's best!
August 22, 2024
I decided to rate every story individually then take an average score:
White Nights 8/10
A Gentle Spirit 9/10
An Honest Thief 8/10
A Faint Heart 8.5/10
A Novel in Nine Letters 6.5/10
A Christmas Tree and a Wedding 6/10
Another Man's Wife 7/10
Polzunko 8/10
Bobok 9/10
A Little Hero 10/10
Mr Prohartchin 7.5/10
The Peasant Marey 8.5/10
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 15/10
The Heavenly Christmas Tree 7.5/10
A Nasty anecdote 7/10
The Crocodile 8.5/10
Average Score: 8.4/10
White Nights 8/10
A Gentle Spirit 9/10
An Honest Thief 8/10
A Faint Heart 8.5/10
A Novel in Nine Letters 6.5/10
A Christmas Tree and a Wedding 6/10
Another Man's Wife 7/10
Polzunko 8/10
Bobok 9/10
A Little Hero 10/10
Mr Prohartchin 7.5/10
The Peasant Marey 8.5/10
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 15/10
The Heavenly Christmas Tree 7.5/10
A Nasty anecdote 7/10
The Crocodile 8.5/10
Average Score: 8.4/10
August 22, 2022
Most stories are written in the typical Dostoevsky style - some have a catch towards the end, others are a story inside another story, sometimes filled with absurdity or mockery on an absurd situation, others hard to follow, but all written in an official tone, like a police report including full names and exact facts.
I think a continuous read of the stories is impossible and a challenge even if reading them at some distance to one another. The repetitive and distinctive style is too much to take; there is so much Dostoevsky one can take.
I think a continuous read of the stories is impossible and a challenge even if reading them at some distance to one another. The repetitive and distinctive style is too much to take; there is so much Dostoevsky one can take.
March 30, 2020
These stories are from both before and after the author's exile in Siberia. The difference in tone is distinct. A Project Gutenberg book.
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