num_pages: 112
description: In "The Idiot," Prince Myshkin, a saintly man, is thrust into the heart of a society obsessed with wealth, power, and sexual conquest. He soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle in which a notorious woman and a beautiful young girl become rivals for his affections. Extortion, scandal, and murder follow, as Dostoevsky's "positively good man" clashes with the emptiness of a society that cannot accommodate his moral idealism. This wonderfully fresh and faithful translation--never before published--is sure to become the definitive edition in English.
language: English
title: Cliffs Notes on Dostoevsky's The Idiot
titlecomplete: Cliffs Notes on Dostoevsky's The Idiot
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Cliff Notes