The house of the dead
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Adult Fiction - South Wing BasementDostoyevskyChecked OutApril 15, 2024

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362 pages
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Bibliography: p. [359]-362.
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Accused of political subversion as a young man, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was sentenced to four years of hard labor at a Siberian prison camp a horrifying experience from which he developed this astounding semi-autobiographical memoir of a man condemned to ten years of servitude for murdering his wife. As with a number of the author's other works, this profoundly influential novel brilliantly explores his characters' thoughts while probing the depths of the human soul. Describing in relentless detail the physical and mental suffering of the convicts, Dostoyevsky's character never loses faith in human qualities and the goodness of man. A haunting and remarkable work filled with wonder and resignation, The House of the Dead ranks among the Russian novelist's greatest masterpieces. Of this powerful autobiographical novel, Tolstoy wrote, "I know no better book in all modern literature."

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dostoyevsky, F. (1985). The house of the dead . Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. 1985. The House of the Dead. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881. The House of the Dead Penguin Books, 1985.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. The House of the Dead Penguin Books, 1985.

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