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Overview'I have always been ridiculous, and I have known it, perhaps from the hour I was born' A man goes mad because he is happy. A civil servant behaves like a monster at a wedding-party. A man is swallowed by a crocodile, but not eaten nor seriously damaged. Dostoevsky's stories inhabit similarly volcanic atmospheres as his novels, places of curiosity and exception. They resemble jokes and anecdotes, told by volatile, voluble, morbidly sensitive and frustrated characters. These narrators all have a tendency to express themselves in crescendos of conflicting emotions, while the stories themselves steer clear of grand conclusions. Michael Wood's selection of Dostoevsky's shorter works is drawn from the timeless translations of Constance Garnett whose work, he says in his preface, gives readers the best of several worlds. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Michael WoodPublisher: Quercus Publishing Imprint: riverrun Dimensions: Width: 12.80cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.320kg ISBN: 9781787478244ISBN 10: 1787478246 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 31 October 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationFyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist, story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. His most famous and influential works include the novels Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot and the novella, Notes From Underground. Michael Wood is Professor Emeritus at Princeton University and the author of, among other books, Literature and the Taste of Knowledge and The Habits of Distraction. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |