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A Disgraceful Affair: Stories
Paperback
Series: Harper Perennial Classic Stories
Publisher Price: $10.00
ISBN13: 9780061773747
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: Apr 28 2009
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.70 Width: 4.90 Depth: 7.00
Language: English
From the unparalleled master of classic Russian literature, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, comes a collection of three powerful short works that explore the farthest corners of the human soul.
This volume serves as a perfect entry point into the author's enduring themes of alienation, social anxiety, and the search for spiritual truth, showcasing the profound psychological drama for which he is renowned.
This essential short story collection travels from the luminous, dream-like nights of 19th-century St. Petersburg to the far reaches of the cosmos. A lonely dreamer finds a fleeting chance at love, a high-ranking official's well-intentioned idealism leads to a night of spectacular humiliation, and a man on the verge of suicide discovers a truth so profound it gives him a new reason to live. Each narrative is a literary classic in its own right, offering a unique glimpse into the moral complexity that defines our existence.
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