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Demons

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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1871
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A provincial narrator begins his account of strange local events with a portrait of Stepan Trofimovitch Verhovensky, a scholar who cherishes his reputation as a persecuted progressive. His brief university career, unfinished writings and anxious response to the publication of an old poem become occasions for affectionate mockery. The narrator respects him while steadily exposing the distance between his public image and the facts of his life.

The town's social world widens as Yulia Mihailovna and a committee plan a grand festival meant to bring different classes together. Subscriptions, rival houses and whispered claims about Nikolay Vsyevolodovitch's connections shape the preparations. Meanwhile, a fashionable circle turns public life into a source of jokes and reckless entertainment. This novel offers a close view of intellectual vanity, social ambition and the way political excitement spreads through conversation. Its observant narrator makes grand ideas tangible through reputations, drawing rooms and everyday embarrassments.

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was a Russian philosopher, novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in both Russian and world literature, and many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces.

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First published
1871
Reading time
About 18 hours
Pages
472
Language
English
Genre
Satire
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