The Possessed (The Devils)
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4.4 • 15 Ratings
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Publisher Description
One of Dostoyevsky's most famous novels, this 1872 work utilizes five main characters and their philosophical ideas to describe the political chaos of Imperial Russia in the nineteenth century. Based on an actual event involving the murder of a revolutionary by his comrades, this novel depicts a band of ruthless radicals attempting to incite revolt in their small, rural community.
Customer Reviews
Masterpiece
It's an amazing story filled with memorable and distinct characters who feel like actual real people.
The story is just phenomenal, Dostoevsky brilliantly paints a picture of a society that is on the verge of abandoning its old values(Old Gods if you will) and embrace the new ones which no one quite understands.
It deals with a lot of issues including and not just Nihilism, Socialism. It's a great insight into the minds of how an ideology can consume human beings to such an incredible extent that they can't even see the damage it's causing to not just them but also their loved ones.
From Devils:
"Nowadays no one has a mind of his own, and there are terribly few originals minds nowadays"