Publisher's Synopsis
Fyodor Sologub's classic novel exploring issues of social class and position, professional envy, paranoia, and marital politics. Ardalyon Borisitch Peredonov, a teacher, dreams of elevating his station to become an inspector by the intervention of a princess. Plagued by his covetous pursuit of promotion, he suffers paranoid hallucinations, manifesting as a creature of the shadows. Acclaimed for its delving of the Russian psyche and exploration of the Russian concept of poshlost (banality), The Little Demon (also known as The Petty Demon) is a classic of literature.
