# The Idiot

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- Authors: [Fyodor Dostoyevsky](https://www.bookquiver.com/fyodor-dostoyevsky)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2002-04-25
- Genres: Essays, Anthologies, Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Classic fiction: literary and general, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction

## Description

Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Dostoyevsky set out to create a protagonist with " a truly beautiful soul" and to trace the fate of such an individual as he comes into contact with the brutal reality of contemporary society. The novel begins when the innocent epileptic Prince Myshkin - the 'idiot' - arrives in St Petersburg and finds himself drawn into a web of violent and passionate relationships that leads to blackmail, betrayal and eventually murder.

## Editions

### The Idiot

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-02-4173-982-2
- Pages: 784
- Published: 2025-09-11
- Language: en_GB

### The Idiot

- Publisher: fingerprint
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-93-5856-285-9
- Published: 2023-08-10
- Language: en_US

### The Idiot

- Publisher: Signet
- ISBN: 978-04-5153-152-0
- Pages: 688
- Published: 2010-04-06
- Language: en_US

### The Idiot

- Publisher: penguin_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4044-792-7
- Pages: 784
- Published: 2004-05-27
- Language: en_GB

### The Idiot

- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-01-4190-633-1
- Published: 2004-05-27
- Language: en_GB

### The Idiot

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-03-7570-224-2
- Pages: 656
- Published: 2003-07-08
- Language: en_US

### The Idiot

- Publisher: modern_library
- ISBN: 978-06-7964-242-8
- Pages: 720
- Published: 2003-04-08
- Language: en_US

### The Idiot

- Publisher: Everyman
- ISBN: 978-18-5715-254-8
- Pages: 680
- Published: 2002-04-25
- Language: en_GB

### The Idiot

- Publisher: bantam_classics
- ISBN: 978-05-5321-352-2
- Pages: 720
- Published: 1983-07-01
- Language: en_US

## This book in other languages

- [Idiot](https://www.bookquiver.com/fiodor-m-dostoievski/cs/idiot) (cs_CZ)
- [Der Idiot](https://www.bookquiver.com/fjodor-m-dostojewskij/de/der-idiot) (de_DE)
- [El idiota](https://www.bookquiver.com/fiodor-m-dostoievski/es/el-idiota) (es_AR)
- [L'Idiot](https://www.bookquiver.com/fiodor-dostoievski/fr/lidiot) (fr_FR)
- [L’idiota](https://www.bookquiver.com/fedor-dostoevskij/it/lidiota) (it_IT)
- [Idiota](https://www.bookquiver.com/fiodor-dostojewski/pl/idiota) (pl_PL)
- [O Idiota](https://www.bookquiver.com/fiodor-dostoievski/pt/o-idiota) (pt_PT)