It was like being in Hell, a life devoid of any meaning, completely loveless in the truest sense of the word. I was in my mid-thirties then, utterly despondent about life with still so many questions left unanswered in my mind, I became lost in the bewildering sense of my unsatisfied existence, somewhat becoming hopeless and irresolute in my decisions, uninspired and confused in the world of darkness that seemed to kill the very spirit within me that yearned for life. During the beginning of my prolonged self-imposed isolation. It was during the most difficult period of my life. The next time Dostoevsky would come to me years later would be like a Second Coming. I was 21 then, ignorant and immature, a total fool, selfishly delighting in my own isolation, the first among the many that I would encounter later in my life. With pages and pages of dialogues that seemed to have no end and dramatic sequences that seemed to make no sense to me at all, I just breezed through it without much comprehension, finished it for the heck of it and promised not too touch any more of his books. This was the first time I heard of him and upon reading, I found the novel completely dull and too lengthy. Without anything much worthwhile to do at that time, but to idle away my days at home, I asked my cousin to borrow any books available from her school library for me and she found Crime and Punishment. When I first read Dostoevsky, it was out of boredom. With pag "What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov "What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."- Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov When I first read Dostoevsky, it was out of boredom. Dostoyevsky devotees will be pleased to find some of the writer’s deepest, most compelling passages in one volume.įull-page woodcuts by master engraver Fritz Eichenberg enhance the book.more
Newcomers will find in these pages a rich, accessible sampling. Drawn from The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot, Crime and Punishment, and The Adolescent, the seventeen selections are each prefaced by an explanatory note.
An excellent introduction to one of the world’s most important authors, this volume vividly reveals – as none of his novels can on their own – the com These excerpts from Dostoyevsky's greatest novels explore the devastating (yet ultimately healing) social implications of the Gospels, and vividly reveal the common thread of the great God-haunted Russian's questioning faith.Īn excellent introduction to one of the world’s most important authors, this volume vividly reveals – as none of his novels can on their own – the common thread of the great God-haunted Russian’s questioning faith. These excerpts from Dostoyevsky's greatest novels explore the devastating (yet ultimately healing) social implications of the Gospels, and vividly reveal the common thread of the great God-haunted Russian's questioning faith.
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