Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Kindle Edition | Pages: 135 pages Rating: 3.64 | 1905 Users | 193 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Дядюшкин сон |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Maria Alexandrovna Moskalev, Aphanassi Matveich, Zinaida Aphanassièvna, Nastassia Petrovna Ziablova, Pavel Alexandrovitch Mozgliakov |
| Setting: | Mordassov(Russian Federation) |
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An entertaining parody of small-town manners and morals, this comic novella is a revelationWhen the aging Russian Prince, Prince K., arrives in the town of Mordasov, Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva, a doyenne of local society life, takes him under her protection, with the aim of engineering his marriage with her 23 year old daughter Zina. Yet with many rivals for the hands of both parties, events are not guaranteed to run smoothly. The gossiping and rumor of the country village are deftly captured in Dostoevsky's mock-heroic tone. A rare foray into comedy by the giant of Russian literature, this tale nonetheless still possesses all the hallmarks of Dostoevsky's psychological and philosophical writing.
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| Title | : | Uncle's Dream |
| Author | : | Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 135 pages |
| Published | : | 1888 by Vizetelly and Co. (first published 1859) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. Russia. Classics. Literature. Russian Literature. Novels |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 1905 Users | 193 ReviewsColumn Regarding Books Uncle's Dream
this almost seemed like a first person point of view. how could the narrator have such intimate knowledge? what a gas provincial life would be. dostoyevsky causes such grand spectacleDostoyevsky's very first published short novel or novella after the Siberian exile, Uncle's Dream (Дядюшкин сон), 1859, is hilariously funny and satirical. It has the emerging voice of the mature writer, where an observer tells the story and adds his comments. Not much philosophy yet but a harsh exposure of small town gossip and upper class trivialities. I really enjoyed this entertaining light prose. And once again, the fantastic Danish narrator, Karsten Pharao, turns the audio-book into
poignant, dreams vs. reality, emotional, evocative, contemplative
After suffering through everything Dostoevsky had written to this point (I am reading all of Dostoevsky, chronologically, this year), I was desperately hoping to see an improvement following his "sabbatical" to Siberia. What I didn't expect was a farce. Really excellent and witty novella, and enough to give me strength on my journey until we get to the heavy hitters later on.
When one thinks of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, one does not think of comedy; yet this, one of the first works that the author wrote when he was allowed once again to publish after serving almost ten years in Siberia for belonging to a dissident group, the Petrashevsky Circle. During that time, many of his beliefs were either strengthened or otherwise changed, but he was afraid of publishing something that would arouse the suspicion of the censors, who were still keeping on eye on him.The result was
As far as I have found, this was the first novella that Dostoyevsky wrote after the 5 years of his exile in Siberia. After 5 years of desperation, this novella clearly shows that I am going to read great stories from Dostoyevsky which will be proof of how he was great at character analysing.There are ten or eleven main characters in this book. However, 4 of them are well detailed: Marya, the one get everything, her daughter Zina, the mesmerizing beauty, Prince, old noble and Pavel, the wet
I have said that I often miss humor in books. I don't think I missed much in this one. The humor is farcical and broad. Maria Alexandrovna is said to be a scandal-monger, though of course she believes herself above that sort of thing. She thinks herself the top of society. She has banished her husband to their country estate, and, while he has only a bit part in this, I can't help but share part of his description before he disappears off stage. Firstly, then, he was a most presentable man, so
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