The Idiot

What happens when a genuinely compassionate man enters a society driven by pride, desire, ambition, and deception?



Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Idiot follows Prince Myshkin, a man whose openness, compassion, and sincerity place him at odds with the complicated social world around him.



As Myshkin becomes involved with a group of passionate and deeply conflicted characters, the novel explores love, jealousy, innocence, morality, wealth, social status, and the struggle between goodness and human weakness.



Dostoevsky combines psychological depth, emotional drama, and philosophical reflection to create one of the most memorable portraits of human nature in Russian literature.



Discover Dostoevsky's unforgettable exploration of innocence, compassion, love, and the contradictions of human society.