The Idiot

Name: The Idiot
Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Novel of a Christ-like figure whose goodness is tested by suffering society

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Russian novelist whose exploration of the human psyche, morality, and suffering stands among the greatest achievements in world literature. His major novels probe the darkest recesses of the human soul with unmatched psychological depth.

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