by Fyodor Dostoyevsky · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780146001680
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«The Gentle Spirit: A Fantastic Story» is the short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (96 pages, in English).
Based on a real incident, the tale follows a pawnbroker who, after the death of his young wife, reconstructs the gestures, silences and mood changes that preceded the tragedy. Through his monologue, Dostoyevsky portrays the guilt, lack of communication and torment of one who failed to read the signs.
1996 edition from the Penguin 60s Classics series, with a translation by David McDuff; the original Russian title is «Кроткая» (1876).
Aimed at readers of Russian classics and psychological fiction seeking a brief introduction to the work of Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was a Russian philosopher, novelist, short-story writer, essayist and journalist. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in both Russian and world literature, and many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. Dostoevsky's literary works explore the human condition in the troubled political, social and spiritual atmospheres of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. His most acclaimed novels include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872), The Adolescent (1875) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His Notes from Underground, a novella published in 1864, is considered one of the first works of existentialist literature.
