Project Gutenberg 2011-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 829 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821 1881 Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoievski, Fédor Mikhailovitch Достоевский, Фёдор Михайлович Dostoievski, Fiodor Dostoievski, Fedor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, F. M. Dostojewski, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Zapiski iz mertvogo doma. English The House of the Dead; or, Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont Charlene Taylor, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The House of the Dead; or, Prison Life in Siberia" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the mid-19th century. The book delves into Dostoyevsky's own experiences as a prisoner in Siberia, exploring the harsh realities of life in a Russian labor camp. It provides a profound examination of the human condition through the lens of suffering and redemption, focusing on various convicts, their backgrounds, and the psychological struggles they face. At the start of the narrative, the author reflects on his surroundings, revealing the desolate and stark nature of Siberian prisons with their simple wooden towns and unforgiving atmospheres. He introduces readers to Alexander Goriantchikoff, an educated man condemned for murder, whose solitary existence reveals the isolation felt by prisoners. The opening chapters set the tone for a world filled with despair and introspection, where convicts interact in complex ways—forming alliances, engaging in verbal duels, and ultimately revealing the depths of their humanity amidst the brutal lives they lead. Through the depiction of life in the prison, Dostoyevsky offers a thoughtful critique of societal norms and the nature of punishment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37536/37536-h/images/dectitle3.jpg en Siberia (Russia) -- Fiction Exiles -- Fiction PG Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 770870 770880 2024-09-16T03:38:43.804480 2023-09-16T10:13:56.059540 text/html text/html 782718 2023-06-19T14:37:52 text/html 630418 2024-09-16T03:38:52.561410 application/epub+zip 640461 2024-09-16T03:38:45.023414 application/epub+zip 632812 2024-09-16T03:38:44.416435 application/epub+zip 846328 2024-09-16T03:38:58.458377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 800179 2024-09-16T03:38:51.895383 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 788038 2022-09-17T08:10:08.691796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724971 724999 2024-09-16T03:38:42.407454 2023-09-16T10:13:54.924670 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 724684 2023-06-19T12:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19349 2024-09-16T03:38:58.603355 application/rdf+xml 26289 2024-09-16T03:38:44.522421 image/jpeg 3343 2024-09-16T03:38:44.469466 image/jpeg 271635 2023-06-19T12:20:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 585893 2023-06-19T14:39:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 598397 2024-09-16T03:38:43.879451 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia