The Insulted and Injured is a novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, originally published in 1861. The story revolves around a young woman named Natasha, who is mistreated by her stepfather, Prince Valkovsky. Natasha falls in love with a writer named Ivan Petrovich, who is also known as Vanya. Vanya is the narrator of the story, and he becomes involved in the lives of Natasha and her friends.The novel is set in St. Petersburg, Russia, and explores themes of love, betrayal, and redemption. The characters are complex and multi ...
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The Insulted and Injured is a novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, originally published in 1861. The story revolves around a young woman named Natasha, who is mistreated by her stepfather, Prince Valkovsky. Natasha falls in love with a writer named Ivan Petrovich, who is also known as Vanya. Vanya is the narrator of the story, and he becomes involved in the lives of Natasha and her friends.The novel is set in St. Petersburg, Russia, and explores themes of love, betrayal, and redemption. The characters are complex and multi-dimensional, and the story is told from multiple perspectives. The novel also delves into the social and political issues of the time, including the treatment of women and the role of the aristocracy in Russian society.The Insulted and Injured is considered one of Dostoevsky's lesser-known works, but it is still highly regarded for its insightful portrayal of human nature and its exploration of ethical and moral dilemmas. The novel is a must-read for fans of Russian literature and anyone interested in exploring the complexities of the human psyche.1915. Dostoevsky, Russian novelist, is considered one of the most outstanding and influential writers of modern literature. In The Insulted and Injured he first explores one of his major themes, the beneficial effects of suffering. The novel begins: Last year, on the evening of March 22, I had a very strange adventure. All that day I had been walking about the town trying to find a lodging. My old one was very damp, and I had begun to have an ominous cough. Ever since the autumn I had been meaning to move, but I had hung on till the spring. I had not been able to find anything decent all day. In the first place I wanted a separate tenement, not a room in other people s lodgings; secondly, though I could do with one room, it must be a large one, and, of course, it had at the same time to be as cheap as possible. I have observed that in a confined space even thought is cramped. When I was brooding over a future novel I liked to walk up and down the room. By the way, I always like better brooding over my works and dreaming how they should be written than actually writing them. And this really is not from laziness. Why is it? See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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?The insulted and Injured? by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a very fine novel, which I was not aware of until recently. The 2011 translation by Boris Jakim is excellent. Dostoyevsky develops his characters very well and the reader suffers and is uplifted along with them. His characters become alive ? especially an orphaned girl Nellie, the narrator Vanya, Natasha torn between two suitors, and the enigmatic Prince Valkovsky. I think this is the third best novel written by Dostoyevsky, following only ?The Brothers Karamazov? and ?Crime and Punishment?. (I am sure some scholars will disagree with my view but read it and see.) I highly recommend it.
