The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
I am a ridiculous man. They call me mad now. That would be a promotion in rank
A delusional man whose strange dream changes his life; a self-justifying husband who causes his wife's suicide; a witness to a young girl's ruin; a writer who stretches out on a gravestone and listens to the gossip of the dead ... the narrators of these four confessional tales show how little we understand ourselves.
Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Format: Paperback, 144 pages, 111mm x 180mm, 90 g
Published: 2025, Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
I am a ridiculous man. They call me mad now. That would be a promotion in rank
A delusional man whose strange dream changes his life; a self-justifying husband who causes his wife's suicide; a witness to a young girl's ruin; a writer who stretches out on a gravestone and listens to the gossip of the dead ... the narrators of these four confessional tales show how little we understand ourselves.
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man