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The Crocodile: An Extraordinary Incident

The Crocodile: An Extraordinary Incident

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor

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Mystery & ThrillerClassic FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 141915818X
ISBN13: 9781419158186
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.14 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.18
Language: English
The Crocodile: An Extraordinary Incident is a satirical short story written by the renowned Russian author, Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The story is centered around a man named Ivan Matveich who, while visiting a shopping arcade, is suddenly swallowed whole by a crocodile that is on display at a traveling exhibition. Despite his desperate pleas for help, the onlookers and authorities do not take him seriously and instead view his predicament as a form of entertainment. Ivan's experience inside the crocodile's belly is described in great detail, highlighting the absurdity and cruelty of the situation. The story is a commentary on the callousness of society and the dehumanization of individuals in the face of spectacle and entertainment. Dostoyevsky's masterful use of satire and dark humor makes The Crocodile a compelling and thought-provoking read.On entering the Arcade he was at once full of admiration for the splendours of the building and, when we reached the shop in which the monster lately arrived in Petersburg was being exhibited, he volunteered to pay the quarter-rouble for me to the crocodile owner - a thing which had never happened before.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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