Fyodor Dostoevsky(11 November 1821 – 9 February, 1881) was a Russian novelist known for such classics as Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
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- Doestoevsky’s father, a staff doctor of a Moscow hospital, was a cruel man. He was murdered by his serfs when the author was 18 years old.
- His professional training was that of a military engineer.
- Crime and Punishment was originally intended to be two separate books.
- Born as Theodore Dostoevsky, the author had a speech impediment and couldn’t pronounce to “th” sound. He changed his name to Fyodor instead.
- After joining a radical socialist group, Dostoevsky was subjected to arrest, torture (including a mock execution), and exile to Siberia. The experience cost him 10 years and is at the root of his writing.
- Dostoevsky was a devout orthodox Christian man and it shows in his books.
- Many scholars believe that the author is one of the greatest psychologists in literature.
- Much of Dostoevsky’s works are prophetic.
- Throughout his career, Mr. Dostoevsky was sensitive to the opinions of critics.
- He died soon after The Brothers Karamazov was published, at the height of his career.
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