The Possessed
By: Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett, with an introd. by Marc Slonim and including the suppressed chapter, "Stavrogin's confession," translated by Avrahm Yarmolinsky. Illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg.
Publisher: Heritage Press
Published: 1959
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Translation of: Бесы
Number of pages: 630
Other titles: Demons, Devils
Description: An extremely political book, The Possessed (Demons) is a testimonial of life in Imperial Russia in the late 19th century. As the revolutionary democrats began to rise in Russia, different ideologies began to collide. Dostoyevsky casts a critical eye over both the radical idealists, portraying their ideas and ideological foundations as demonic, and the conservative establishment, portraying its ineptitude in dealing with those ideas and their social consequences. Many of the characters represent different types within this ideological conflict. By exploring their interactions, Dostoyevsky depicts the political chaos seen in 19th-century Russia. - Wikipedia.
Notes: Translation of Besy.