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The Idiot - Penguin Classics

Paperback (27 May 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this literary classic, saintly Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from a Swiss sanitorium and finds himself a stranger in a society obsessed with wealth, power and sexual conquest. He soon becomes entangled in a love triangle with a notorious kept woman, Nastasya, and a beautiful young girl, Aglaya.

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Penguin Classics

In January 1946, the Penguin Classics list was launched with E. V. Rieu's translation of The Odyssey. The series now consists of over 800 titles including the best in English, American, European, classical and non-western literature and an extensive range of philosophy, religion, art, history and politics titles.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140447927
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 891.733
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Sales rank: 35867
Number of pages: 732
Weight: 530g
Height: 129mm
Width: 198mm
Spine width: 41mm