Publisher's Synopsis
In <i>The Idiot</i>, Prince Myshkin, a saintly man, is thrust into the heart of a society obsessed with wealth, power, and sexual conquest. He soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle in which a notorious woman and a beautiful young girl become rivals for his affections. Extortion, scandal, and murder follow, as Dostoevsky′s "positively good man" clashes with the emptiness of a society that cannot accommodate his moral idealism.<br> <br> This wonderfully fresh and faithful translation—never before published—is sure to become the definitive edition in English.
