Uncle's Dream

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Fyodor Dostoevsky, Roger Cockrell, Roger Cockrell

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Alma Edizioni
02 July 2020

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

Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages

The small town of Mordasov is all abuzz at the arrival of Prince K—, a wealthy, ageing landowner, after an absence of several years. Maria Alexandrovna Moskalyova, a local gossip and fearsome schemer, decides that he would be an advantageous match for her daughter Zina. But in her endeavours to make such a union come about, she must contend with rival matchmakers and Zina’s wilfulness.

Written soon after Dostoevsky was released from the prison camp that inspired The House of the Dead, Uncle’s Dream shares very little of that novel’s gloomy tone and contains many elements of a light, drawing-room farce. Beneath the surface, however, lies a sharply satirical voice which looks ahead in part to later novels such as Devils.

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Translated by: Roger Cockrell, Roger Cockrell
Imprint: Alma Edizioni
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 220g
ISBN: 9781847497680
ISBN 10: 1847497683
Series: Alma Classics 101 Pages
Pages: 114
Publication Date: 02 July 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-81) 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.