Fyodor Dostoevsky

by Anthony Briggs

A new short biography of the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, by a preeminent Russian scholar In this compelling new biography Anthony Briggs explores the effect of Dostoevsky's turbulent life on his literary genius. Described by one contemporary as "the Shakespeare of the lunatic asylum," Dostoevsky famously divided critics during his lifetime. His childhood and family life have been the subject of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843919257
• ISBN13: 9781843919254
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Hesperus Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.9" x 7.6"