Idiot

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

DostoyevskyP#39;s great novel of suffering and sickness, now in Penguin Clothbound Classics

Inspired by an image of ChristP#39;s suffering, Dostoyevsky set out to create a protagonist with P#39;a truly beautiful soulP#39; and to trace the fate of such an individual as he comes into contact with the brutal reality of contemporary society. The novel begins when the innocent epileptic Prince Myshkin - the P#39;idiotP#39; - arrives in St Petersburg and finds himself drawn into a web of violent and passionate relationships that leads to blackmail, betrayal and eventually murder.Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;This is a stunning new Clothbound Classics edition of DostoyevskyP#39;s great novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith and translated by David McDuff. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9780241739822
Published: September 2025

Number of pages: 784
Width: 141 mm
Height: 205 mm
Depth: 31 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd