The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky is one of his most personal and profound works, often hailed as the author’s most autobiographical novel. It follows Prince Myshkin—a kind, innocent, and epileptic man—who returns to St. Petersburg after years in a Swiss sanatorium. His goodness and purity sharply contrast with the moral decay around him, earning him the nickname “the idiot.”
As Myshkin becomes entangled in a turbulent love triangle with the enigmatic Nastasya Filippovna, the novel unravels into a story of passion, betrayal, and tragedy. Through him, Dostoevsky explores what it means to remain good in a corrupt world, where purity is often misunderstood as folly.
The Idiot stands as a timeless masterpiece that delves deep into the human soul—probing themes of morality, innocence, and the cost of compassion in a society driven by power and greed.
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