The Idiot Dostoevsky

First published in 1869, "The Idiot" is one of the most famous novels by the renowned Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky was distinguished by his powerful style in penetrating the depths of the human psyche, and his ability to do so was clearly evident in this novel, by delving deeply into the soul of the novel's protagonist, Prince Myshkin, around whom the events of the novel revolve.