Harper Perennial Modern Classics Great Short Works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, (Paperback)

from hrissliss

I read this in tandem with certain of Freud's essays, which was rather interesting, as Freud generated some of his ideas through Dostoevsky, which makes Freud readily applicable to Dostoevsky (full circle when reading). I haven't read any of his longer works yet; I'm wondering how much these shor...

from SaraPrindiville

Slightly too much philosophy here and there for my taste in short fictions. Some very interesting themes for the time written, especially the Double- very Gogol/ Kafka. The Gambler reminded me of Proust. For the most part very depressing. All of the main characters are losers.

from tungsten_peerts

Thematically enthralling, but as another reviewer pointed out these translations run to the clunky (a fault which the Tolstoy volume in this series does not share). Oddly, I found this particularly true of the translation of "The Double," which seems to have been done specifically for this volume...

from hrissliss

I read this in tandem with certain of Freud's essays, which was rather interesting, as Freud generated some of his ideas through Dostoevsky, which makes Freud readily applicable to Dostoevsky (full circle when reading). I haven't read any of his longer works yet; I'm wondering how much these shor...

from SaraPrindiville

Slightly too much philosophy here and there for my taste in short fictions. Some very interesting themes for the time written, especially the Double- very Gogol/ Kafka. The Gambler reminded me of Proust. For the most part very depressing. All of the main characters are losers.