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The Meek One
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Meek One
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Translated by Ronald Meyer
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Series | Penguin Little Black Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:64 | Dimensions(mm): Height 161,Width 111 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141397481
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Classifications | Dewey:891.733 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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Publication Date |
26 February 2015 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Based on a St Petersburg news report, Dostoyevsky's searing tale of a man who drives his wife to suicide. 'I could see that she was still terribly afraid, but I didn't soften anything; instead, seeing that she was afraid I deliberately intensified it.' In this short story, Dostoyevsky masterfully depicts desperation, greed, manipulation and suicide. Introducing Little Black Classics- 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881). Dostoyevsky's works available in Penguin Classics are Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Double, The Gambler and Other Stories, The Grand Inquisitor, Notes From The Underground, Netochka Nezvanova, The House of The Dead, The Brothers Karamazov and The Village of Stepanchikovo.
Author Biography
Moscow-born Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) served time in a convict prison in Siberia for his political alliances, and in his later years his passion for gambling led him deeply into debt. His many brilliant novels include Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov.
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