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Shankman offers provocative new readings of Dostoevsky s major novels that draw on both a deep understanding of the author and one of his greatest students, Emmanuel Levinas. The personal stories of Shankman and his students in and out of prison lend an urgency unusual in a work of literary criticism to the ethical issues explored in this book. Indispensable for any Dostoevsky scholar interested in the writer s ethics, <i>Turned Inside Out</i> is also an inspiration to scholars, educators, and general readers alike who still believe or are ready to believe in the power of great literature to effect personal and social change. Andrew D. Kaufman, founder of Books Behind Bars at the University of Virginia and author of <i>Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times</i>

Shankman offers provocative new readings of Dostoevsky s major novels that draw on both a deep understanding of the author and one of his greatest students, Emmanuel Levinas. The personal stories of Shankman and his students in and out of prison lend an urgency unusual in a work of literary criticism to the ethical issues explored in this book. Indispensable for any Dostoevsky scholar interested in the writer s ethics, Turned Inside Out is also an inspiration to scholars, educators, and general readers alike who still believe or are ready to believe in the power of great literature to effect personal and social change. Andrew D. Kaufman, founder of Books Behind Bars at the University of Virginia and author of Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times

Shankman offers provocative new readings of Dostoevsky's major novels that draw on both a deep understanding of the author and one of his greatest students, Emmanuel Levinas. The personal stories of Shankman and his students in and out of prison lend an urgency unusual in a work of literary criticism to the ethical issues explored in this book. Indispensable for any Dostoevsky scholar interested in the writer's ethics, Turned Inside Out is also an inspiration to scholars, educators, and general readers alike who still believe--or are ready to believe--in the power of great literature to effect personal and social change. --Andrew D. Kaufman, founder of Books Behind Bars at the University of Virginia and author of Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times Prisons are places where you're rocked to your core or, as Steven Shankman puts it, turned inside out. I urge you to join Shankman and his students as they encounter the great Russian novelists, and themselves, on a journey of suffering and redemption behind prison walls. A moving and innovative book. --Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking Prisons are places where you re rocked to your core or, as Steven Shankman puts it, turned inside out. I urge you to join Shankman and his students as they encounter the great Russian novelists, and themselves, on a journey of suffering and redemption behind prison walls. A moving and innovative book. Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking

Shankman offers provocative new readings of Dostoevsky's major novels that draw on both a deep understanding of the author and one of his greatest students, Emmanuel Levinas. The personal stories of Shankman and his students in and out of prison lend an urgency unusual in a work of literary criticism to the ethical issues explored in this book. Indispensable for any Dostoevsky scholar interested in the writer's ethics, Turned Inside Out is also an inspiration to scholars, educators, and general readers alike who still believe--or are ready to believe--in the power of great literature to effect personal and social change. --Andrew D. Kaufman, founder of Books Behind Bars at the University of Virginia and author of Give War and Peace a Chance: Tolstoyan Wisdom for Troubled Times

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Steven Shankman holds the UNESCO Chair in Transcultural Studies, Interreligious Dialogue, and Peace at the University of Oregon in Eugene. He is codirector of the UNESCO Crossings Institute for Intercultural Dialogue and Conflict-Sensitive Reporting at the University of Oregon.

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