Les possédés by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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"Les possédés" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel first published in 1871–72. A fictional Russian town descends into chaos when master conspirator Pyotr Verkhovensky orchestrates an attempted revolution. At the story's center is the mysterious aristocrat Nikolai Stavrogin, who exerts an extraordinary influence over nearly everyone around him. This political satire and psychological drama explores how destructive ideologies can possess individuals and communities, tracing the dangerous consequences of the nihilistic ideas spreading
through 1860s Russia. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Derély, Victor, 1840-1904 |
| Title | Les possédés |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits (Richard, Mireille, Coolmicro and Fred); this text is also available at www.ebooksgratuits.com |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Political fiction |
| Subject | Russia -- Social life and customs -- 1533-1917 -- Fiction |
| Subject | Nihilism -- Fiction |
| Subject | Terrorists -- Russia -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 16824 |
| Release Date | Oct 8, 2005 |
| Last Update | Dec 12, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 533 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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