Dostoevsky in love : an intimate life
Christofi, Alex2021
Book
"Alex Christofi weaves carefully chosen excerpts of the author's work with the historical context to form an illuminating and often surprising whole. The result is a novelistic life that immerses the reader in a grand vista of Dostoevsky's world. Along the way, Christofi relates the stories of the three women whose lives were so deeply intertwined with Dostoevsky's: the consumptive widow Maria; the impetuous Polina who had visions of assassinating the Tsar; and the faithful stenographer Anna, who did so much to secure his literary legacy. Reading between the lines of his fiction, Christofi reconstructs the memoir Dostoevsky might have written had life - and literary stardom - not intervened."-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Dostoevsky in love : an intimate life / Alex Christofi.
Author:
Christofi, Alex, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Continuum, 2021.©2021
Collation:
xiv, 236 pages ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-229) and index.
ISBN:
9781472964694 (hbk)9781472964694 (hardback)
Dewey class:
891.733B
LC class:
PG3328.Z43
Language:
English
Subject:
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Relations with womenDostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 -- Criticism and interpretationNovelists, Russian -- 19th century -- BiographyAuthors, Russian -- 19th century -- BiographyRussian literature -- 19th centuryLove in literatureBiographies
BRN:
824283
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne Library | -Biography | BIOG 891.733 DOST | Available |