The Idiot

Fyodor Dostoevsky

• Novel
• Book language: English
• 616 pages

The Idiot is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky. It follows Prince Lev Myshkin, a kind and naive man returning to Russia after treatment abroad, as he becomes entangled in the complex lives of Saint Petersburg society. It is worth listening for its deep psychological insight and its moving exploration of goodness in a flawed world.

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