Home / English Books Product Description Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Idiot is an immaculate portrait of innocence tainted by the brutal reality of human greed. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Russian by David McDuff, with an introduction by William Mills Todd III. Returning to St Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naïve epileptic Prince Myshkinthe titular 'idiot'pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the General, his wife, and his three daughters. But his life is thrown into turmoil when he chances on a photograph of the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna. Utterly infatuated with her, he soon finds himself caught up in a love triangle and drawn into a web of blackmail, betrayal, and finally, murder. Read More Specifications Language English Author Fyodor Dostoyevsky Format Paperback / softback ISBN 9780140447927 Published 27/05/2004 Length 732 Pages Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Condition New Customer reviews No reviews left yet Write A Review Sort byMost RecentTop Rated Description Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Idiot is an immaculate portrait of innocence tainted by the brutal reality of human greed. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Russian by David McDuff, with an introduction by William Mills Todd III. Returning to St Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium, the gentle and naïve epileptic Prince Myshkinthe titular 'idiot'pays a visit to his distant relative General Yepanchin and proceeds to charm the General, his wife, and his three daughters. But his life is thrown into turmoil when he chances on a photograph of the beautiful Nastasya Filippovna. Utterly infatuated with her, he soon finds himself caught up in a love triangle and drawn into a web of blackmail, betrayal, and finally, murder. Attributes Language English Author Fyodor Dostoyevsky Format Paperback / softback ISBN 9780140447927 Published 27/05/2004 Length 732 Pages Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Condition New Reviews No reviews left yet Write A Review Sort byMost RecentTop Rated Delivery & Returns Customer Reviews The Idiot Item in Stock by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Author) | Paperback / softback DH130.00 Login to add this product to your wishlist. You Will Earn 130 points which is the equivalent of DH6.50
