| The Possessed (The Devils) Contributor(s): Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich (Author) |
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ISBN: 1974488993 ISBN-13: 9781974488995 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $32.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Physical Information: 1.35" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.95 lbs) 672 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Possessed also translated as The Devils or Demons, is an 1872 novel by Dostoevsky. For an explanation of the marked difference in the English-language title, please see the section "Note on the title" below. An extremely political book, The Possessed is a testimonial of life in Imperial Russia in the late 19th century. As the revolutionary democrats begin to rise in Russia, different ideologies begin to collide. Dostoevsky casts a critical eye on both the left-wing idealists, exposing their ideas and ideological foundation as demonic, and the conservative establishment's ineptitude in dealing with those ideas and their social consequences. |