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Translator: Constance Garnett

Oscar Wilde claimed that "Humiliated and Insulted" is "not at all inferior to the other great masterpieces," and Friedrich Nietzsche is said to have wept over it. Its construction is that of an intricate detective novel, and the reader is plunged into a world of moral degradation, childhood trauma, and, above all, unrequited love and irreconcilable relationships. Found at the center of the story are a young struggling author, an orphaned teenager, and a depraved aristocrat who not only foreshadows the great figures of evil in Dostoevsky's later fiction, but is a powerful and original presence in his own right.

La natura lirica, fantastica e fantasmagorica di Pietroburgo e tutta infusa nelle Notti bianche, romanzo pubblicato per la prima volta nel 1848. Il giovane protagonista della vicenda e un sognatore. Immerso in uno sciame di pensieri e fantasticherie, nelle lucide notti estive, il giovane intraprende in solitudine lunghe passeggiate per le vie cittadine fino al sorprendente incontro con Nasten''ka, un altro essere notturno, e al sogno di un''avventura meravigliosa.

This book contains the complete novels of Fyodor Dostoyevsky in the chronological order of their original publication.Poor FolkThe DoubleNotes From The UndergroundCrime and PunishmentThe GamblerThe IdiotThe Possessed (The Devils)A Raw YouthThe Dream of a Ridiculous ManThe Brothers Karamazov

Los dos relatos que conforman esta obra no escapan a la aguda visión de Dostoievski sobre la condición humana, los sentimientos y las emociones. Sumergirnos en lo profundo del alma de los protagonistas sera, sin duda, algo inevitable. Un corazon debil es la historia de una amistad fuerte y compleja, pero tambien es la tragedia de Vasia Shumkov, un joven con temperamento debil a quien la felicidad parece perturbar. Querido y respetado por todos los que lo rodean, Vasia desarrolla sentimientos de culpa por temer no cumplir con las expectativas, permitiendose hundirse gradualmente en incomprensibles inquietudes y tristezas. El señor Projarchin, inspirada en hechos reales, cuenta la historia de Semion Ivanovich Projarchin, un personaje enigmatico que vive una vida extremadamente pobre, comiendo sobras y durmiendo en una pension de mala muerte. Su casera y los otros inquilinos sienten pena por el, pero finalmente descubriran que ese huesped escondia un secreto que no revelaria jamas.

"Written in Sergei Dovlatov's unique voice and unmatched style, The Zone is a satirical novelization of Dovlatov's time as a prison guard for the Soviet Army in the early 1960s. Snapshots of the prison are juxtaposed with the narrator's letters to Igor Markovich of Hermitage Press in which he urges Igor to publish the very book we're reading. As Igor receives portions of the prison camp manuscript, so too does the reader. Arguably Dovlatov's most significant work, The Zone illuminates the twisted absurdity of the life of a prison guard: "Almost any prisoner would have been suited to the role of a guard. Almost any guard deserved a prison term." Full of Dovlatov's trademark dark humor and dry wit, The Zone's narrator is an extension of his author, and thebook fittingly begins with the following disclaimer: "The names, events, and dates given here are all real. I invented only those details that were not essential. Therefore, any resemblance between the characters in this book and living people is intentional and malicious. And all fictionalizing was unexpected and accidental." What follows is a complex novel that captures two sides of Dovlatov: the writer and the man"--

A new translation of one of the most popular classics of Russian literature by the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov. The unnamed narrator of the novel, a former government official, has decided to retire from the world and lead a life of inactivity and contemplation. His fiercely bitter, cynical, and witty monologue ranges from general observations and philosophical musings to memorable scenes from his own lifeincluding his obsessive plans to exact petty revenge on an officer who has shown him disrespect and a dramatic encounter with a prostitute. Seen by many as the first existentialist novel and showcasing the best of Dostoevsky's dry humor, Notes from Under the Floorboards was a pivotal moment in the development of modern literature and has inspired countless novelists, thinkers, and filmmakers.

"E, NA ESCURIDÃO, ME VEIO UMA IDEIA QUE NINGUÉM NUNCA TEVE ANTES... EU QUERIA MATAR ALGUÉM SÓ PARA SABER COMO SERIA."Todos conhecem Raskolnikóv, o pobre e torturado estudante que mata uma velha usurá