Item category 1: Adult Fiction

Presenting a story of a man, this work describes a whole generation of Russians who discover the emptiness of European ideas and long for a reconciliation with their homeland.

The stories in this volume demonstrate Dostoyevsky's genius for fusing caricature, irony and the grotesque to create a powerful dark humour. Jessie Coulson's introduction examines the personal and financial dramas that influenced Dostoyevsky.