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    The Idiot
    The Idiot
    The Idiot
    Audiobook24 hours

    The Idiot

    Written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    Narrated by Constantine Gregory

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    Prince Lyov Nikolayevitch Myshkin is one of the great characters in Russian literature. Is he a saint or just naïve? Is he an idealist or, as many in General Epanchin's society feel, an 'idiot'? Certainly, his return to St. Petersburg after years in a Swiss clinic has a dramatic effect on the beautiful Aglaia, youngest of the Epanchin daughters, and on the charismatic but willful Nastasya Filippovna.

    As he paints a vivid picture of Russian society, Dostoyevsky shows how principles conflict with emotions - with tragic results.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNaxos Audiobooks
    Release dateFeb 1, 2017
    ISBN9781781980415
    Author

    Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. Between 1838 and 1843 he studied at the St Petersburg Engineering Academy. His first work of fiction was the epistolary novel Poor Folk (1846), which met with a generally favourable response. However, his immediately subsequent works were less enthusiastically received. In 1849 Dostoevsky was arrested as a member of the socialist Petrashevsky circle, and subjected to a mock execution. He suffered four years in a Siberian penal settlement and then another four years of enforced military service. He returned to writing in the late 1850s and travelled abroad in the 1860s. It was during the last twenty years of his life that he wrote the iconic works, such as Notes from the Underground (1864), Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880), which were to form the basis of his formidable reputation. He died in 1881.

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    • 5/5
      When reviewing an audiobook, the review should specify what it is reviewing.
      The five stars are for the audio portion of the audiobook. This voice actor brought the book to life in a masterful, wonderful way.
      The content of the book is a different matter. I have enjoyed Dostoyevsky in The Brothers Karamazov and in Crime and Punishment. This is my third experience with his writing and I have to say this is by far my least favorite book of his. While The Brothers Karamazov left me pondering deep questions about God and the purpose of life and justice and judging a person by circumstance, The Idiot just left me frustrated. While Crime and Punishment helped me see the futility of creating an individual morality apart from the morality of the rest of the population, the Idiot is just tiring. In addition, the transitions of the book are choppy which can be confusing.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Just not for me... 24 hours of my life gone. The narrator is however brilliant!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      The Reader is splendid. Idiot is great. Thank you !

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      What an outstanding story! Read with enthusiasm and various tones and voices for different characters and settings. A must read!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      In my humble opinion this is by far the most beautiful book I have ever read or listened to.

      Few books have brought tears to my eyes.

      It is beyond poetic, beyond a work of art, beyond a novel, it is purely nothing but life itself.
    • 5/5
      Strange. Tragic and maybe comical. I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone. But if you like characters there are those. I may have to revisit this at some point as I think it may take a second time through to fully appreciate.
    • 5/5
      Dostoevsky is one of the greatest. This isn't my favorite work of his but I think if had understood that this book is more about character psychology than simple events I would have enjoyed dissecting the many characters more and gotten more out of the story as I read it
    • 4/5
      Not sure. The ending left me wishing I could get those 30 hours back. It just took a really dark turn at the end that was a lot darker than I anticipated, I guess.