Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821 – 1881)

He was a Russian novelist, essayist, short story writer, journalist, and philosopher. His literature often examines human psychology during the turbulent social, spiritual and political atmosphere of 19th-century Russia, and he is considered one of the greatest psychologists in world literature. A prolific writer, he produced 11 novels, three novellas, 17 short stories, and numerous other works.

Notable Works

First published in 1848, Polzunkov is a masterfully-written short story that will appeal to lovers of the form and is not to be missed by fans and collectors of Dostoevsky's seminal work. Other notable works by this author include: Crime and Punishment (1866), Notes from the Underground (1864), and The Idiot (1869).