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The Adolescent

Author
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
532 pages
ISBN
9781910150924
Published
15 April 2014
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Dostoyevsky
  • nihilism
  • nihilistic
  • love
  • relationship
  • suffering
  • provocative
  • psychological
  • self
  • philosophical

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Description

Arkady returns to St Petersburg to join his family, which he barely knows because he was shipped off to boarding school throughout his childhood. In the brief time during which the action takes place, he becomes embroiled in the intrigues surrounding his family and its close acquaintances, culminating in a blackmail scandal surrounding a young widow Katerina with whom both Arkady and his father Andrei are in love.

Author

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer and philosopher who is considered to be one of the greatest novelists of all time. His major works include Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and War and Peace. Dostoyevsky was known for his psychological insight, his criticism of social injustice, and his profound understanding of the human condition.

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