The Idiot

Have you ever wondered why true goodness is often mistaken for madness in a world obsessed with power and status?


In The Idiot, Fyodor Dostoevsky crafts one of the most compelling and heartbreaking figures in all of literature: Prince Lev Myshkin. Intended to portray "a positively beautiful man," Myshkin is a character of absolute innocence and candor. When he returns to the chaotic and morally bankrupt society of St. Petersburg, his lack of guile acts as a mirror, reflecting the hyp ...