Author: | Fyodor Dostoyevsky | ISBN: | 9783956762598 |
Publisher: | Otbebookpublishing | Publication: | December 27, 2015 |
Imprint: | Otbebookpublishing | Language: | English |
Author: | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
ISBN: | 9783956762598 |
Publisher: | Otbebookpublishing |
Publication: | December 27, 2015 |
Imprint: | Otbebookpublishing |
Language: | English |
The 26-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by the society of St Petersburg for his trusting nature and naiveté, he finds himself at the center of a struggle between a beautiful kept woman and a virtuous and pretty young girl, both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin's very goodness precipitates disaster, leaving the impression that, in a world obsessed with money, power, and sexual conquest, a sanatorium may be the only place for a saint.
The 26-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by the society of St Petersburg for his trusting nature and naiveté, he finds himself at the center of a struggle between a beautiful kept woman and a virtuous and pretty young girl, both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin's very goodness precipitates disaster, leaving the impression that, in a world obsessed with money, power, and sexual conquest, a sanatorium may be the only place for a saint.