The Adolescent

Fyodor Dostoevsky, Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky

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English

Vintage
07 December 2004

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Vintage Classics

The narrator and protagonist of Dostoevsky's novel The Adolescent (first published in English as A Raw Youth) is Arkady Dolgoruky, a na.ve 19-year-old boy bursting with ambition and opinions. The illegitimate son of a dissipated landowner, he is torn between his desire to expose his father's wrongdoing and the desire to win his love. He travels to St. Petersburg to confront the father he barely knows, inspired by an inchoate dream of communion and armed with a mysterious document that he believes gives him power over others. This new English version by the most acclaimed of Dostoevsky's translators is a masterpiece of pathos and high comedy.

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Translated by: Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 488g
ISBN: 9780375719004
ISBN 10: 0375719008
Series: Vintage Classics
Publication Date: 07 December 2004
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Adolescent

“The Adolescent is the most captivating of Dostoevsky’s novels.” —Konstantin Mochulsky, author of Dostoevsky: His Life and Work Praise for previous Dostoevsky translations by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky The Brothers Karamazov: “One finally gets the musical whole of Dostoeveky’s original.” —The New York Times Book Review Crime and Punishment: ""The best [translation] currently available . . . an especially faithful recreation . . . with a coiled-spring kinetic energy. . . . Don't miss it."" —The Washington Post Book World Demons: “A capital job of restoration."" --Los Angeles Times