My Uncle's Dream
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with chipping and edge wear, some minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed, consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A sharp and satirical novella, My Uncle's Dream stands as one of Dostoyevsky's most entertaining early comedic works, set in the fictional Siberian town of Mordasov. The story chronicles the scheming ambitions of Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva, a domineering socialite who plots to marry her daughter Zina to the wealthy but feeble-minded old Prince K., only for the plan to unravel in gloriously farcical fashion. Written with biting wit and a keen eye for social hypocrisy, the novella illustrates the petty vanities, gossip, and power struggles of provincial Russian society in the mid-nineteenth century. Though lighter in tone than Dostoyevsky's grand psychological masterworks, it still presents his remarkable gift for character and his incisive critique of human folly and ambition. My Uncle's Dream remains a delightful and surprisingly modern comedy of manners that rewards readers with both laughter and insight.
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Translated by Ivy Litvinova, designed by Y. Krasny
Format: Hardback
Published: 1950, Foreign Languages Publishing House
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with chipping and edge wear, some minor damage. Page Condition: Yellowed, consistent with age. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible.
A sharp and satirical novella, My Uncle's Dream stands as one of Dostoyevsky's most entertaining early comedic works, set in the fictional Siberian town of Mordasov. The story chronicles the scheming ambitions of Marya Alexandrovna Moskaleva, a domineering socialite who plots to marry her daughter Zina to the wealthy but feeble-minded old Prince K., only for the plan to unravel in gloriously farcical fashion. Written with biting wit and a keen eye for social hypocrisy, the novella illustrates the petty vanities, gossip, and power struggles of provincial Russian society in the mid-nineteenth century. Though lighter in tone than Dostoyevsky's grand psychological masterworks, it still presents his remarkable gift for character and his incisive critique of human folly and ambition. My Uncle's Dream remains a delightful and surprisingly modern comedy of manners that rewards readers with both laughter and insight.