Dostoevsky Reminiscences
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First British Edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear with bright colours intact. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Firm.
A deeply intimate memoir, Dostoevsky Reminiscences presents the inner world of one of literature's greatest novelists through the eyes of his devoted wife, Anna Dostoevsky. Translated and edited by Beatrice Stillman, with an introduction by Helen Muchnic, this vivid account chronicles the couple's years together — from their whirlwind courtship to the turbulent creative periods that produced some of Fyodor Dostoevsky's most celebrated works. Anna's recollections illuminate the man behind the masterpieces, detailing his passionate temperament, his struggles with epilepsy and gambling, and his extraordinary intellectual genius. Written with warmth, candour, and an unsentimental precision, this memoir stands as an essential primary source for anyone seeking to understand the life and legacy of the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
Author: Anna Dostoevsky
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Wildwood House
Genre: Biography
Edition: First British Edition
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear with bright colours intact. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding: Firm.
A deeply intimate memoir, Dostoevsky Reminiscences presents the inner world of one of literature's greatest novelists through the eyes of his devoted wife, Anna Dostoevsky. Translated and edited by Beatrice Stillman, with an introduction by Helen Muchnic, this vivid account chronicles the couple's years together — from their whirlwind courtship to the turbulent creative periods that produced some of Fyodor Dostoevsky's most celebrated works. Anna's recollections illuminate the man behind the masterpieces, detailing his passionate temperament, his struggles with epilepsy and gambling, and his extraordinary intellectual genius. Written with warmth, candour, and an unsentimental precision, this memoir stands as an essential primary source for anyone seeking to understand the life and legacy of the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.