Idiot (classic Translation by Geng Ji)
by G
About This Novel
"The Idiot" is one of the important works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the great Russian writer of the 19th century. The novel is full of explosive suspense and portrays criminals, hypochondriacal patients and idiots completely different from their previous images, making you want to read it. The novel describes Nastasya, a beautiful woman from a noble family in the 1860s who has been ravaged by the landowner Totsky for many years. Later, Totsky was willing to pay a large sum of money to marry her to the despicable Ganya. She was deeply moved by the sudden appearance of the young Duke Myshkin, who was willing to marry Nastasya unconditionally. Although Nastasya loved the prince deeply, she ran away with the playboy Rogozhin on the wedding day and was eventually killed by Rogozhin. The kind-hearted Prince Myshkin was unable to influence or benefit those around him. The novel gives a broad description of the Russian upper class after the serfdom reform and involves complex psychological and moral issues.
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