Last semester I had the honor of taking Russian Literature. We read some of the greatest authors of Russian Literature. Among them was Fyodor Dostoevsky. The book we read from him was Notes From the Underground and our final exam was a chapter from The Brothers Karamazov entitled “The Grand Inquisitor.” Dostoevsky is an incredibly brilliant author. This biography was definitely helpful in eating a quick synopsis of Dostoevsky’s life without drowning the reader is nonessential facts. What I mean is, unless one is doing an in depth research paper on Dostoevsky, a lot of the facts that are read in the his major biography will get lost and be forgotten. This book was super helpful because it used a fictitious storyline to tell Dostoevsky’s life. It’s obvious what is and isn’t fiction, so it can definitely be used if doing research. I definitely enjoyed this book.
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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