{"product_id":"the-house-of-the-dead-poor-folk-by-fyodor-dostoevsky","title":"The House of the Dead\/Poor Folk By Fyodor Dostoevsky","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"BookPageMetadataSection__ratingStats\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of the Dead and Poor Folk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFyodor Dostoevsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArrested in 1849 for belonging to a secret group of radical utopians, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFyodor Dostoevsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was sentenced to four years in a Siberian labor camp—a terrible mental, spiritual, and physical ordeal that inspired him to write the novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTold from the point of view of a fictitious narrator—a convict serving a ten-year sentence for murdering his wife—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e describes in vivid detail the horrors that Dostoevsky himself witnessed while in prison: the brutality of guards who relish cruelty for its own sake; the evil of criminals who enjoy murdering children; and the existence of decent souls amid filth and degradation. More than just a work of documentary realism, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe House of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also describes the spiritual death and gradual resurrection from despair experienced by the novel’s central character—a reawakening that culminates in his final reconciliation with himself and humanity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlso included in this volume is Dostoevsky’s first published work, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoor Folk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a novel written in the form of letters that brought Dostoevsky immediate critical and public recognition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Frank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at Princeton University and Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature and Slavic Languages and Literature at Stanford University. He is the author of an acclaimed five-volume study of Dostoevsky’s life and work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Wide Genre","offers":[{"title":"Soft Cover","offer_id":47513698271452,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hard Cover","offer_id":47513698304220,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/2044\/5148\/files\/2_1ab3ff14-db90-4fbe-b27a-93e6f984b9c5.png?v=1769786498","url":"https:\/\/widegenre.com\/products\/the-house-of-the-dead-poor-folk-by-fyodor-dostoevsky","provider":"WideGenre","version":"1.0","type":"link"}