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Notes from a Dead House (Everyman's Library CLASSICS)

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In 1849 the young Fyodor Dostoevsky was sentenced to four years' hard labour in a Siberian prison camp for advocating socialism. Notes from a Dead House (sometimes translated as The House of the Dead), the novel he wrote on his release, tells of shocking conditions, brutal punishments, and the psychological effects of the loss of freedom and hope; it describes the daily life of the prison community, the feuds and betrayals, the moments of comedy, the unexpected acts of kindness.
To avoid censorship, Dostoevsky made his protagonist a common criminal, but the perspective is unmistakably his own. As a member of the nobility he had been despised by his fellow prisoners, most of whom were peasants - an experience shared in the book by Alexander Petrovich Goryanchikov, a nobleman who has killed his wife. Like his creator, Goryanchikov undergoes a transformation over the course of his ordeal, as he discovers 'deep, strong, beautiful natures' amongst even the roughest of the convicts. Notes from a Dead House shows the prison camp as a tragedy for the inmates and a tragedy for Russia. It endures today as a profound meditation on freedom.

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In 1849 the young Fyodor Dostoevsky was sentenced to four years' hard labour in a Siberian prison camp for advocating socialism. Notes from a Dead House (sometimes translated as The House of the Dead), the novel he wrote on his release, tells of shocking conditions, brutal punishments, and the psychological effects of the loss of freedom and hope; it describes the daily life of the prison community, the feuds and betrayals, the moments of comedy, the unexpected acts of kindness. To avoid censorship, Dostoevsky made his protagonist a common criminal, but the perspective is unmistakably his own. As a member of the nobility he had been despised by his fellow prisoners, most of whom were peasants - an experience shared in the book by Alexander Petrovich Goryanchikov, a nobleman who has killed his wife. Like his creator, Goryanchikov undergoes a transformation over the course of his ordeal, as he discovers 'deep, strong, beautiful natures' amongst even the roughest of the convicts. Notes from a Dead House shows the prison camp as a tragedy for the inmates and a tragedy for Russia. It endures today as a profound meditation on freedom.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book

J.S. · 18 April 2023

Love the book

5.0 out of 5 stars The best translation ever.

K.C. · 17 January 2022

The parcel came as expected and the book proves to be the best translation ever from Russion into English. I really enjoyed the book during my Christmas break.

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

M.P.M. · 16 October 2017

very good

5.0 out of 5 stars 10/10.

T. · 6 June 2023

10/10.

A Tale Worth Reading

m.t. · 25 July 2024

Dostoevsky is an iconic writer whose work is truly timeless. An engaging read, an interesting journey. Read the book and take the fascinating trip.

Good quality as in publication.

A.C. · 13 March 2022

The font could have been some what bigger to make it easy on eyes. I find myselfnot qualified to comment upon Dostoevsky's work. He has given so much to humankind in form of his writings.

Kindle version of the English translation

R.T.R. · 16 May 2024

Nothing wrong with the translation. It’s just that the same product's hardcover version is different from the kindle version, the translation I mean.

Masterpiece albeit an uneven one.

J. · 25 October 2023

Wonderful descriptions and stories from the author's imprisonment in Siberia.Loses one star for it's uneven quality - the first of his great books.Masterful translation.

He is the master and this new translation is the best ever you can get

P. · 13 August 2015

Nobody can beat Dostoevsky when it comes to writing about man. He is the master and this new translation is the best ever you can get. The closest English translation of what the author wrote in Russian. Now I can claim to have all the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky.

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