Fionnáin reviewed The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Idiot (pre-reform Russian: Идіотъ; post-reform Russian: Идиот, tr. Idiót) is a novel by the …
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5 stars
A masterpiece. Terrific characters and dialogue, a moving and engaged fold of various plot-lines that centre round the hero, an honest and noble "idiot", as he attempts to understand the insanity of Russian high society. A beautiful book.