So happy to see another video of you! And it's a really good and interesting one too. 😀 Hope you're doing well.

I’m so glad you’re back!! I’ve missed hearing your delightful commentary on classics! Maybe throw in a little short video sometimes so we don’t miss you so much!❤️

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

I'll try to be more consistent. I miss making videos too, it's just that these days I'm a bit busier than before, but I'll do my best to be more regular. Thank you very much for your support and kind words!

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

I love how much research you put into all your videos!

Honestly I was surprised with this book and love it like the Karmazov Brothers! At first I was like why would they call the Prince an idiot but it makes sense in the way that he wasn’t our modern version of an idiot but a person who was struggling mentally but had the heart and compassion. Also, he was not close to the high society that he was supposed to be raised in . I actually would have liked the first draft! Reminds me a bit of Brothers Karamazov.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place.

I enjoyed the video so much! Thank you for making it :)

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Adore this! I'm in the middle of reading the novel and am so glad to have stumbled upon your video

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

I...did not expect to tear up listening about Dostoevsky's life omg. I didn't think the video was all over the place, it was so well done. I really enjoyed listening and I didn't even read the novel 😅

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Did you tear up at the part where Sonya died? I cried myself when I read that part in the biography. Especially with all the quotes from diaries of his wife and his letters. I felt so terrible for him. They did have a second daughter later. But unfortunately, the first child didn't survive. It was a really sad part.

@leahl442

2 жыл бұрын

@@bookishtopics Yes that part made me so sad, and the fact that he kept the little paper with the death announcement all those years later...😭

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

​@@leahl442 To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Amazing video!! Thank you so much for all of your hard work into making it!!! 🙌🏼

@bookishtopics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind comment :)

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Thanks so much for this video. Super interesting, and you can see how passionate you are about the topic.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Dostoevsky is one of my favorite authors. I read Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Karamazov Brothers. The brothers are by far my favorite but I love the other two too. I love learning the history behind books. Thanks for making this video!

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I'm glad it was interesting!

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place.

Congrats!!! This was fantastic! Please keep doing this for other books. I've just finished reading the book, came across your review (which was amazing), and now this video. I really felt touched by knowing Dostoevsky's struggles to convey his main idea, and the particular situations he experienced while writing it. This video definitely improved my understanding of the book and made me value it even more! Thanks a lot!!!

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :) I'm really happy that this video was interesting and helpful :)

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

@@bookishtopics To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place.

Fantastic summary Tanya. You have earned yourself a subscriber!

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

This video was really useful for me. Thank you so much 🌼🌸

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Thank you so much for doing this! It really adds to my appreciation of the novel.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place.

What a great video! This background information sure shows the writer from a new perspective to me. Very interesting!

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Such a useful and enlightening video! Thank you!

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm so glad it was interesting!

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

I like to read 19th century literature and Dostoevsky is one of my three favourite authors (with George Eliot and Charles Dickens). I love The Idiot and so this was a fascinating video for me. More generally, I've watched quite a few videos by various book-based channels, and I must say that your videos are some of the very best. You're intelligent, insightful, thorough, passionate, and lovely! Thanks for all your hard work to share these videos.

@bookishtopics

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your kind and supportive comment. It really means a lot.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place.

Thank you for searching out the background to his writing this book. Interesting and helpful.

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it was interesting to watch :)

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Amazingly nice.

You are just a jewel ❤! Love your video!

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Wow u done a nice work could pls make a video on crime dts shoen in the novel

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

This was so good!🤍I read the book back in summer but wanted to circle back to it and am very happy to have discovered your video! I loved the quote about the new generation, how it believes in beauty and an ideal but doesn't love it. Where could I find it in the original language? It's profound and I'm convinced it sounds even better in Russian.

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

I think you mean this part? «Весь роман - борьба любви с ненавистью». Автор записывает: «Молодой экземпляр, формирующийся человек... Главная мысль романа: столько силы, столько страсти в современном поколении и ни во что не веруют. Беспредельный идеализм с беспредельным сенсуализмом... Ergo вся задача в том, что на такую огромную и тоскующую (склонную к любви и мщению) натуру нужна жизнь, страсть, задача и цель соответственная... Надо было с детства более красоты, более прекрасных ощущений, более окружающей любви, более воспитания. А теперь: жажда красоты и идеала и в то же время неверие в него или вера, но нет любви к нему. И бесы веруют и трепещут». It's from this website: rushist.com/index.php/literary-articles/4169-dostoevskij-idiot-istoriya-sozdaniya

@vitafranc

2 жыл бұрын

@@bookishtopics да! Именно это! Как же превосходно выражена мысль и до сих пор актуальная. Спасибо!!

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

@@vitafranc мне тоже это его высказывание понравилось :)

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

The wait is worth it, Tanya! I always love it when you review. It feels like being in a Lit class. 😁👍 Ok, I'm gonna return to your video now and take notes. 😉

@holistic7980

2 жыл бұрын

me too! I like how Tanya goes into detail rather than saying i was a good read.btw I like ur user name.

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm happy this video is interesting.

@ditinta

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and she makes me really want to read the book too! 😌

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

@@holistic7980 To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

You did a great job explaining how FD wrote the Idiot. The way you described the effect of the death of his daughter on his life was to touching. Thank you.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place.

I like listening to you more than professors of literature

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Such a fascinating video. Thank you for all the information. I love Dostoevsky

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

So good to see you again ,thank you for your video's there so interesting to me, I love Russian history and authors. Perhaps you tell us about your life growing up in russia ?

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for watching them :) I might make a video about it when I go to visit my family in Russia. I hope it'll be possible somewhere in the near future. This whole pandemic situation has to normalize one day 😭

@kevinwillcocks7231

2 жыл бұрын

@@bookishtopics Yes its hard with family's being in different country's ,you do a wonderfully job with your video's ,look forward to your next one ,maybe another walk and coffee in Tokyo, bye for now stay safe.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Excellent critique, thank you very much.

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad it was interesting :)

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

What an excellent talk. Thanks.

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

I would love to watch the whole video but I prefer watching it while embroidering, which I can't at the moment.. can't wait to hold the needle and start working &listening to what's behind the novel 😍🤍

@klibrary

2 жыл бұрын

I'm back after watching this well-prepared video! I really enjoyed my time knowing the story behind a novel... you even did the translations for the Russian sources thank you for this hard work really appreciate it (and by the way, chromes translation for the rest of the resources worked well)... I actually liked the story of the first editions of the novel, does "A hero of our time" have this much similarity to it; I didn't read it... This talk didn't only make me closer to the story but also to its author... and I am happy about that... thank you Tanya!

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

super!! =)

Apollinaria Suslova wanted him to leave his first wife who was ill to marry her, but Dostoevsky did not and this only made him resentful.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

I have just started reading that ….. and In The First Circle …. And Turgenev. And guess who’s my inspiration?

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you'll love all of them, but especially In the First Circle. I absolutely love that book! Let me know what you thought of it once you finish! Happy reading :)

@sonfederman8212

2 жыл бұрын

@@bookishtopics I’m loving it too and I’m only at the beginning. But l love Solzhenitsyn. The one I couldn’t bring myself to read is Cancer Ward. I adore Tolstoy who I read when I was a teenager. I also read Crime and Punishment and was so shocked by the crime that the rest of the story escaped me. It deserves a reread.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

I find your videos on Russian Lit. to be lovely. Much information and nice listen to.

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. I'm glad it was interesting to watch :)

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Then it dawns on you: “Of course, I’m Dostojevskij. I am consciousness. I am imagining myself. I am whatever I conceive myself to be because there is nothing outside my endless Mind.”

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

That was a fantastic job

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much :)

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Hello dear sister. Greetings and blessings from San JUan de LUrigancho, Lima, Perú.

@bookishtopics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope you're having a lovely day :)

I love this topic today.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Dostoevsky has been on my to-read list forever. I definitely plan to read one of his books in 2022, but I'm not sure which one to tackle first. Which would you recommend? Also, it doesn't look like you do tags, but I still tagged you in a video today... Since you read so many classics, I'd love to hear your answers! 🙂

@huntrrams

2 жыл бұрын

I recommend reading Dostoevsky’s bibliography in order especially I heard from others that Notes from the underground has a good introduction to Dostoevsky’s philosophy. For me I started with Brothers Karamazov and I’m now reading the idiot.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

Have you read Confederacy of Dunces by Toole?

Funny, at 08:14 in the video you talk about Dostoevsky having had a fall coat in the winter and his future wife telling him that he’ll be sick - I think (and could be wrong) that Prince Mischkin was also wearing some coat or other clothing not suitable for Russian weather, when he came from Switzerland :D

@I3YT

8 ай бұрын

9:28 Dostoevsky stayed in Europe for 4 years, like the Prince 😏

@I3YT

8 ай бұрын

11:46 he too went to Europe to improve his health 🧐 nothing profound here, I’m just having fun

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

To hear that Victor Hugo's *'Jean Valjean'* 'looked over the shoulder' of Fyodor Dostoevsky is interesting - same for *'Alonso Quixano'* of La Mancha - who's a ridiculous sight, but striking for taking every moment serious, according to _a noble imagination_ . Why do You think did F. refer to Pafnuty, the abbot of Borovsk of Tartar descent ? Does it relate to a conflict of _'rule like a tyrant or die on the cross_ ?'

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

@christophmahler

6 ай бұрын

@@ReligionOfSacrifice "It even has a child dying before he even has his own child." I recently glanced over his vita again and realized the _series_ of lost offspring, Dostoevsky had suffered before he died. Thanks for the commendations. If You ever pick up a possible relation to the abbot of Borovsk, feel free to reply.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

@@christophmahler, Fyodor is my favorite author and here is where his books fall on my top 200 books list, and I've read more by him. They didn't fall on the list. Three in the top 20. 1) “The Insulted and Humiliated” by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 19) "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 78) "The Heavenly Christmas Tree" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 111) "Poor Folk" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 129) "The Gentle Spirit" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 140) "The Gambler" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 148) "White Nights" by Fyodor Dostoevsky

@christophmahler

6 ай бұрын

@@ReligionOfSacrifice "Fyodor is my favorite author and here is where his books fall on my top 200 books list (...)" I see. It's noteworthy that he wrote about gambling, considering his own condition.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

@@christophmahler, I am now reading two Dostoevsky books: "Netochka Nezvanova" meaning nameless nobody & "Demons" which seems like the correct version of one of his more famous stories. This might finish my reading of his works.

but, What happened to the lobster? Was there in fact, a tragedy?

Oh my god, the thought of Dostoyevsky writing about FIVE men pursuing one woman truly makes me laugh! Tres bien! Spa cee ba

@Zach-wr6fw

2 жыл бұрын

On a serious note, I greatly appreciate that Dostoyevsky was concerned with quality while feeling pressure to produce something given his financial circumstance and the tragedy of his daughter’s death

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. "The Idiot" was not suppose to be Fyodor Dostoevsky (having seizures, like our author) per the first version because that is not reality. Alyosha from "The Insulted and Humiliated" is "The Idiot" who is Fyodor's opposition, but making Fyodor as "The Idiot" so that the opposing man can be the killer of the female was the new change for the second version. Fyodor is "The Insulted and Humiliated" as his fiancee goes instead for "The Idiot." Reality is Fyodor was never engaged to this woman, but that is how it felt and so both stories is about this same girl. The first being more accurate, while the second is less accurate, but more famous. The true story is the girl never was interested in Fyodor because he has seizures. Sort of like the girl between his two wives, or his first wife. Two books in my top 5 books of all time. 1) “The Insulted and Humiliated” by Fyodor Dostoevsky 4) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky and a book to understand our author more... "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi But the girl was a call girl and there was a lot more than three guys going after the girl. For me "The Idiot" is amazing and more powerful, but the first book is better for being more accurate or real feeling. One ought to read "The Insulted and Humiliated" if they really love "The Idiot" like the way I did. I finished "The Idiot" and it was my favorite book until "Verbal Behavior" and "The Holy Bible" became better books to my way of thinking. Now I have just read "The Insulted and Humiliated" and it has gone straight to the top and is only under "The Holy Bible" which isn't on the list as it has 40 authors all inspired by Yahweh.

@ReligionOfSacrifice

6 ай бұрын

TOP 30 BOOKS "The Holy Bible: King James Version" copyright 1967 1) "The Insulted and Humiliated" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 2) "Verbal Behavior" by Dr. B. F. Skinner 3) "Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy 4) "The Idiot" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 5) "Fathers and Sons" by Ivan Turgenev 6) Myth Adventures - series by Robert Asprin 7) The Chronicles of Narnia - series by C. S. Lewis 8) "Vilette" by Charlotte Brontë 9) "War and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy 10) "A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 11) "Smoke" by Ivan Turgenev 12) "Chesapeake" by James A. Michener 13) "Poland" by James A. Michener 14) "Roots" by Alex Haley 15) The Silmarillion - The Hobbit, or there and back again - The Lord of the Rings - Middle Earth stories by J. R. R. Tolkien 16) "Childhood, Boyhood" by Leo Tolstoy 17) Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov 18) "Eugene Onegin" by Alexander Pushkin 19) "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 20) "Paris 1919: six months that changed the world" by Margaret MacMillian 21) "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" by Anne Brontë 22) "Virgin Soil" by Ivan Turgenev 23) "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen 24) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn - by Mark Twain 25) Old Mother West Wind series - wildlife series by Thornton Burgess 26) "Microbe Hunters" by Paul de Kruif 27) "Cancer Ward" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 28) "Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt 29) "Kon Tiki" by Thor Heyerdahl 30) "Demons" by Fyodor Dostoevsky 31) "The Complete Poems of Anne Bronte" by Anne Brontë

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6 ай бұрын

To understand "The Idiot" (1869) one must read "The Insulted and Humiliated" (1861) as that is a more accurate version of what actually took place. It even has a child dying before he even has his own child. "Dostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life" by Alex Christofi.