The Idiot
Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1869 · Novel
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It explores the tragic fate of a 'positively beautiful man' attempting to live by Christian ideals in a materialistic and morally compromised world.
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Prince Myshkin, a kind and naive man suffering from epilepsy, returns to Russia from a Swiss sanatorium and becomes entangled in the lives of a wealthy, corrupt society. His Christ-like innocence and compassion clash with the moral decay and passionate intrigues around him, leading to tragic consequences.
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