AUTHOR | FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY
Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Psychology, philosophy, religion, Novel, short story, journalism
Bio:
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky , sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. He began writing in his 20s, and his first novel, Poor Folk, was published in 1846 when he was 25. His major works include Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1869), Demons (1872) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880). His output consists of 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short novels and numerous other works. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. His 1864 novella Notes from Underground is considered to be one of the first works of existentialist literature. Born in Moscow in 1821, Dostoyevsky was introduced to literature at an early age through fairy tales and legends, and th
Born: 1821-11-11
Born in: Moscow, Russian Empire
Died: 1881-02-09
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“ Instead of giving a firm foundation for setting the ...
“ Ah youth, youth! That's what happens when you go ste...
“ We degrade God too much, ascribing to him our ideas,...
“ Men are made for happiness, and he who is completely...
“ Grown-up people do not know that a child can give ex...
“ To love is to suffer and there can be no love otherw...
“ Love children especially, for they too are sinless l...
“ Pues nada ha sido nunca para un hombre o una socieda...
“ It is easier for a Russian to become an Atheist, tha...
“ Try and set yourself the task not to think of a whit...
“ Without God all things are permitted.
“ But profound as psychology is, it's a knife that cut...
“ I want peace; yes, I'd sell the whole world for a fa...
“ Why is it that a convict never saves his money? Well...
“ Obedience, fasting, and prayer are laughed at, yet o...
“ Don’t let us forget that the causes of human actions...