Between 1850 and 1854 Dostoevsky, imprisoned in the fortress of Omsk, Siberia, served a sentence for political reasons. Out of that experience came this text, with a strong autobiographical flavor, published between 1860 and 1862. The narrating character is a former uxoricide who, after his release from prison, is beset by memories and the need to testify. His memoir thus acquires the urgency of a live reportage: a narrative of formidable expressive power built on the succession of iconic pictures of the prison abyss. The House of the Dead is a nodal work in the production of Dostoevsky, who proves himself an unsurpassed master in investigating the dark depths of the human soul.
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The House of the Dead
Between 1850 and 1854 Dostoevsky, imprisoned in the fortress of Omsk, Siberia, served a sentence for political reasons. Out of that experience came this text, with a strong autobiographical flavor, published between 1860 and 1862. The narrating character is a former uxoricide who, after his release from prison, is beset by memories and the need to testify. His memoir thus acquires the urgency of a live reportage: a narrative of formidable expressive power built on the succession of iconic pictures of the prison abyss. The House of the Dead is a nodal work in the production of Dostoevsky, who proves himself an unsurpassed master in investigating the dark depths of the human soul.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798331408077 |
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| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble Press |
| Publication date: | 06/11/2024 |
| Pages: | 304 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.68(d) |
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