The Heavenly Christmas Tree

Name: The Heavenly Christmas Tree
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
ISBN: 9781787245570

Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Series: Food For Thought
Language: English
Length: 12 pages
ISBN: 9781787245570
Published: 13 May 2018
Imprint: Adelphi Press

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social justice
superrich materialism
moral responsibility
spirituality
suicide
life
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Description

Dostoevsky describes a society of superrich and very poor similar to modern day circumstances. The story highlights the tragic economic and social conditions of the common people, and the moral responsibility of human beings to respond. The story is told the eyes of a little boy left standing in freezing cold observing Christmas festivities of the rich.

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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Ebook · English · Sovereign9781911263067
Audiobook · English · Sovereign9781911144557