The House of Dead Alma Books 9781847496669 Written in form a diary

Written in the form of a diary, The House of the Dead recounts the story of Alexander Goryanchikov, a gentleman who is condemned to ten years hard labour for killing his wife in a fi t of rage. Initially the target of the other inmates malice, he gradually settles in and becomes an avid observer of the new world around him - watching his fellow prisoners being brutally and cruelly punished by the guards, listening to their past stories of blood and murder and learning that even convicts are capable of acts of pure generosity, as when they sacrifice their own meal to feed a stray dog that wanders around the camp. Based on Dostoevsky's own autobiographical experiences during a four year internment in a prison colony in Siberia, this genre-defying novel is not only an unflinching expose of the conditions of Russian prisoners during the Tsarist period, but also a call to see the human side in criminals and rediscover the values of forgiveness and brotherly love.

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Штрих-код: 9781847496669
Страна происхождения: Великобритания
Цвет: Жёлтый
ISBN: 9781847496669
Объем: 332
Ширина: 130 мм
Длина: 292 мм
Высота: 25 мм
Серия: Fyodor Dostoevsky Collection
Автор: Достоевский Федор Михайлович
Год: 2020
Вес: 332 г
Возрастное ограничение: 16
Группа: Книги
Обложка: мягкая обложка
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