# The Idiot by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Fiction, Classics - Hardcover

by **Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky** (Author), **Fyodor Dostoyevsky** (Author), **Eva Martin** (Translator)

The title is an ironic reference to the central character of the novel, Prince Lyov, a young man whose goodness and open-hearted simplicity lead many of the more worldly characters he encounters to mistakenly assume that he lacks intelligence and insight. The 26-year-old Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin returns to Russia after spending several years at a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by the society of Saint Petersburg for his trusting nature and naivet , he finds himself at the center of a struggle between a beautiful kept woman and a virtuous and pretty young girl, both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin's very goodness precipitates disaster, leaving the impression that, in a world obsessed with money, power, and sexual conquest, a sanatorium may be the only place for a saint.

Dostoevsky's THE IDIOT is a powerhouse novel of passion and spiritual purity. Prince Myshkin, a Christ-like figure, is the meek yet steadfast holy fool who changes the lives of desperate men, fallen women, and yet stands a helpless witness to their passionate self-destruction.

**Number of Pages:** 580

**Dimensions:** 1.6 x 9.6 x 6.22 IN

**Publication Date:** May 01, 2003

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Idiot

**Interest Level:** Upper Grades, 9-12

**Reading Level:** 10.7

**Point Value:** 56

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