Fyodor Dostoevsky

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 / Fyodor Dostoevsky /

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"What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love."

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"Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, sometimes transliterated as Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. 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, The Idiot, Demons, and The Brothers Karamazov. His 1864 novella, Notes from Underground, is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. Numerous literary critics rate him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are considered highly influential masterpieces. Born in Moscow in 1821, Dostoevsky was introduced to literature at an early age through fairy tales and legends, and through books by Russian and foreign authors."

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Born: Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, November 11, 1821, Moscow, Moskovsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire

Died: February 09, 1881, Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire

Occupation: Military engineer, novelist, journalist

Education: Military Engineering-Technical University, St. Petersburg

Genre: Novel, short story, journalism

Subject: Philosophy, Christianity, Theology

Literary movement: Realism

Notable works: Notes from Underground (1864), Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868–1869), Demons (1871–1872), The Brothers Karamazov (1879–1880)

Years active: 1846–1880

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FYODOR MIKHAILOVICH DOSTOEVSKY (1952). “GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD”





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