The House of the Dead

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Publishers:

J. M. Dent & Sons; E. P. Dutton & Co.

, 1911

Overview

The House of the Dead is a semi-autobiographical novel, portraying the life of convicts in a Siberian prison camp. For murdering his wife, the narrator, Aleksandr Petrovich Goryanchikov, is sentenced to deportation to Siberia and ten years of hard labor. As a member of the upper class, prison life is extremely difficult, but gradually Aleksandr and his fellow convicts grow in fraternity and experience a sort of spiritual reawakening. This work is renowned as a work of deep humanity, portraying prison convicts with sympathy and admiration, while exploring philosophical and ethical aspects of criminal justice. For Dostoevsky, the subject couldn’t be more personal.

Product Details

• Title: The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia
• Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• Publishers: J. M. Dent & Sons, E. P. Dutton & Co.
• Print Publication Date: 1911
• Logos Release Date: 2014
• Pages: 388
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881; Exiles › Russia (Federation)--Siberia--Fiction
• Resource ID: LLS:HSDPRSNLFSBR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:02:10Z

About Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821 – February 9, 1881) was a Russian writer of novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov. Dostoyevsky’s literary works explored human psychology in the troubled political, social and spiritual context of 19th-century Russian society.