The Adolescent

New Translation

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Dora O'Brien

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Alma Edizioni
24 August 2016

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Fiction in translation

Among Dostoevsky’s later novels, The Adolescent occupies a very special place: published three years after The Devils and five years before his final masterpiece, The Karamazov Brothers, the novel charts the story of nineteen-year-old Arkady – the illegitimate son of the landowner Versilov and the maid Sofia Andreyevna – as he struggles to find his place in society and “become a Rothschild” against the background of 1870s Russia, a nation still tethered to its old systems and values but shaken up by the new ideological currents of socialism and nihilism.

Both a Bildungsroman and a novel of ideas, dealing with themes such as the relationship between fathers and sons and the role of money in modern society, The Adolescent – here presented in a brand-new translation by Dora O’Brien – shows Dostoevsky at his finest as a social commentator and observer of the workings of a young man’s mind.

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Translated by: Dora O'Brien
Imprint: Alma Edizioni
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
Weight: 532g
ISBN: 9781847494993
ISBN 10: 1847494994
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 24 August 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881) is considered one of the greatest writers of all time. His works include such seminal novels as Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Karamazov Brothers.

Reviews for The Adolescent: New Translation

The Adolescent really is an unjustly neglected book. As a study of the coming of age of a confused young man, it couldn't be bettered for capturing his mindset; and as the saga of a truly dysfunctional Russian family it can't be faulted. * Shiny New Books *