The House of the Dead
- ISBN
- 9781847496669
- Publisher
- Alma Classics
- Publication year
- 2018
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Format
- Broșată
Description
The House of the Dead recounts the story of Alexander Goryanchikov, a gentleman who is sent to a prison colony in Siberia for killing his wife. Largely ignored at first by his fellow inmates due to his noble blood, he gradually settles in and becomes an avid observer of the new world around him watching his fellow prisoners being brutally and cruelly punished by the guards, listening to their past stories of blood and murder, assimilating the institution s social codes and learning that even convicts are capable of acts of pure generosity. Based on Dostoevsky's own autobiographical experiences of penal servitude in Siberia, this genre-defying novel is not only an unflinching expose of the conditions faced by prisoners during the Tsarist period, but also a call to see the human side in criminals and rediscover the values of forgiveness and compassion.
Categories
Prices at stores
-
CĂ
Related books
Secretul secretelor
Dan Brown
в 3 магазинах
Zsomle s-a dus
Laszlo Krasznahorkai, Ildiko Gabos
в 3 магазинах
De Craciunul acesta toti au cate un secret
Benjamin Stevenson, Mihaela Apetrei
в 2 магазинах
Fratii Karamazov (vol.I & II)
F. M. Dostoievski
в 3 магазинах
Cavalerul celor sapte regate
G.R.R. Martin
în 3 magazine
Madona cu haina de blana
Sabahattin Ali, Viorica Dinescu
în 2 magazine