The Crocodile and Other Tales by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Fiction, Literary - Softcover

Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592244327 ISBN 13: 9781592244324

Publisher: Wildside Press, 2003

Synopsis

"Oh, don't be afraid, my dear!" Ivan Matveitch called after us, gallantly displaying his manly courage to his wife. "This drowsy denison of the realms of the Pharaohs will do us no harm." And he remained by the tank. What is more, he took his glove and began tickling the crocodile's nose with it, wishing, as he said afterwards, to induce him to snort.

Fyodor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky is best known for his exploration of the human dark side of the psyche, but this collection shows he is equally adept at sarcastic and absurdist commentary.

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About the Author:

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 - 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. He began writing in his 20s and his first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 when he was 25. Dostoevsky's major works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His oeuvre consists of 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short novels and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature.

Synopsis:

"The Crocodile" is a wickedly ironic "true story" of a gentleman swallowed alive by a crocodile on the display at the Arcade. Fyodor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) is best known for his exploration of the human dark side of the psyche, but this collection shows he is equally adept at sarcastic and absurdist commentary.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wildside Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1592244327
• ISBN 13: 9781592244324
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184