A Disgraceful Affair: Story

by Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Published by: HarperCollins e-books
Publish Date: April 27, 2009
Print ISBN: 0061773743
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A towering literary giant, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was--and remains--unparalleled in his understanding of the darkness that resides in the farthest corners of the human soul. Although his shorter works have been overshadowed by his astonishing novels--Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, to name but two--his stories and novellas deserve a place among the great literary inventions of the modern era, offering insight into the themes and ideas that drive his longer fiction. Included in this volume are some of Dostoyevsky's most troubling, moving, and poignant short works.

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Harper Perennial proudly supports the art of the short story. Included in this classic volume is a bonus story from one of our new writers, Barb Johnson, from her forthcoming collection, More of This World or Maybe Another. Read a short story today.

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Bio of Fyodor Dostoevsky

( 1821 AD - 1881 AD), Renowned Russian author and one of Russia's chief literary figures. Dostoevsky is known for his vital style of writing and timeless characters. Highly influential, he is regarded by some as an originator of existentialism. Dostoevsky was educated at St. Petersburg's Military Engineering Academy. In 1849, he was jailed for rebelling against the Tsar. The same year he was sent to a prison camp in Siberia for participating in anti-government activities. After his release in 1854, he served in the Siberian Regiment for the next five years - an experience which altered his thinking and views. The period from 1873 to 1881 was Dostoevsky's most productive as a writer. His monthly journal, The Writer's Diary, was a huge success. His major writings include The Double: A Petersburg Poem (1846), The Village of Stepanchikovo or The Friend of the Family (1859), A Nasty Story (1862), Crime and Punishment (1866), The Raw Youth or the Adolescent (1875), and The Brothers Karamazov (1880).