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Les possédés

Pages
571
Published
2001
Language
French

Synopsis

In a provincial Russian town, the enigmatic Stavroguine captivates all who encounter him, his immense pride leading him to deny God and embrace a nihilistic freedom. This novel explores a society consumed by radical ideologies—atheistic socialism, revolutionary nihilism, and religious fanaticism—each pushing characters to destructive extremes. Dostoïevski's dark tragedy delves into the profound anxieties about humanity's future and the perils of totalitarianism.

About the author

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Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821–1881) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, essayist and philosopher, widely regarded as one of the greatest novelists in Russian and world literature. Born in Moscow, his life was transformed by four years of imprisonment and exile in Siberia after his involvement with the Petrashevsky Circle, an experience that shaped the psychological depth of his later fiction. His major novels — including Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons...

Characters

StavroguineProtagonist
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