Zápisky z mrtvého domu by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

"Zápisky z mrtvého domu" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a semi-autobiographical novel published between 1860 and 1862. Based on Dostoyevsky's own imprisonment in a Siberian labor camp, the work follows nobleman Aleksandr Petrovich Goryanchikov through ten years of hard labor among peasant convicts. Through carefully organized descriptions and encounters, the narrative traces his gradual spiritual awakening as he overcomes revulsion and discovers unexpected humanity within the brutal prison system. The novel portrays the absurd practices and savage punishments that mark both personal and national tragedy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
Translator Jaroš, H.
Uniform Title Zapiski iz mertvogo doma. Czech
Title Zápisky z mrtvého domu
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Dead_(novel)
Credits Produced by Miloslav Izar
Reading Level Reading ease score: 73.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language Czech
LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Subject Exiles -- Russia (Federation) -- Siberia -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 34225
Release Date
Last Update Jan 7, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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