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    The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
    The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
    The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
    Audiobook44 minutes

    The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

    Written by Fyodor Dostoevsky

    Narrated by Ryan Glass

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    Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881), Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. Engaging with a variety of philosophical and religious themes, the works of Dostoevsky explore human psychology in the turbulent political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of nineteenth century Russia. and engage with a variety of philosophical and religious themes. The 1877 short story ‘The Dream of a Ridiculous Man’, examines the experiences of a man who decides that life is worthless. Having fallen into nihilism and despair, he is determined to end his life. To that end, he has acquired a pistol. However, an encounter with a distressed young girl interferes with his plans. Back home he eventually falls asleep, into a long lucid dream …
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWoodkeep Audio
    Release dateFeb 18, 2020
    ISBN9781518914041
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    Fyodor Dostoevsky

    Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. Between 1838 and 1843 he studied at the St Petersburg Engineering Academy. His first work of fiction was the epistolary novel Poor Folk (1846), which met with a generally favourable response. However, his immediately subsequent works were less enthusiastically received. In 1849 Dostoevsky was arrested as a member of the socialist Petrashevsky circle, and subjected to a mock execution. He suffered four years in a Siberian penal settlement and then another four years of enforced military service. He returned to writing in the late 1850s and travelled abroad in the 1860s. It was during the last twenty years of his life that he wrote the iconic works, such as Notes from the Underground (1864), Crime and Punishment (1866), The Idiot (1868) and The Brothers Karamazov (1880), which were to form the basis of his formidable reputation. He died in 1881.

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    • 5/5
      Simply amazing. To the point, but pretty dense in meaning aswell.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book shows the complicated state of our minds. The back and forth between the antagonist and his view on the world really spoke to me and how we can be good to our world and simultaneously terrible to our world.
    • 4/5
      Good One, i just love the whole Idea behind it
    • 5/5
      Lovely short listen of a beautiful story about love and compassion
    • 5/5
      The narration of the author about nihilism and his experiences in a dream is something worth reading. Also the story beautifully unveils the importance of every life on this earth .
    • 4/5
      This is a nice little story concerning the ridiculousness of everything, for good and I’ll. It presages existentialism but with a Christian bent. I haven’t read any Kierkegaard but I feel like this must have inspired or been inspired by him. The reading was a little distracting. Almost like an AI but wasn’t too bad.
    • 5/5
      Beautiful, but I can’t explain why. I feel like I will need to read this a few more times to get a greater understanding of why it moves me
    • 5/5
      Though that dream, he sees how humanity evolved from blessed to sorry state. His own version of Adam and Eve story. Good!
    • 5/5
      Dostoevsky has given me the truth in a way I have never dreamed of.
    • 5/5
      Great book with a theme that stands the test of time. Really great to start getting into dostoevsky.
    • 1/5
      Fantastic book but boy oh boy, what terrible narration. I don’t mean to be overly critical or mean spirited but this is unlistenable

      7 people found this helpful