Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Author Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881
Title Short Stories
Note Reading ease score: 81.7 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Contents An honest thief -- A novel in nine letters -- An unpleasant predicament -- Another man's wife -- The heavenly Christmas tree -- The peasant Marey -- The crocodile -- Bobok -- The dream of a ridiculous man.
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Summary "Short Stories" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a collection of narratives written in the late 19th century. The book includes tales that delve into human psychology, moral dilemmas, and social issues, exploring the complexities of character and society through various protagonists. Among the stories included is "An Honest Thief," which introduces a bachelor and his curious relationship with his housekeeper and a new lodger, revealing themes of empathy, loneliness and the nature of theft. At the start of the collection, the opening story begins with the narrator, a solitary bachelor, having an unexpected conversation with his usually quiet housekeeper, Agrafena. She insists on taking in a lodger, an old soldier named Astafy Ivanovitch, which initially fills the narrator with relief at the prospect of companionship. However, a theft of the narrator’s greatcoat soon creates tension between the characters, particularly Astafy, who becomes fixated on the incident, revealing his own vulnerability and moral struggles. This introduction sets the stage for Dostoyevsky's exploration of human relationships and the contradictions within them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Subject Russia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Subject Short stories, Russian -- Translations into English
Subject Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Translations into English
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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