"Demons", also known as "The Possessed" or "The Devils", is a dark masterpiece that evokes a world where the lines between and good and evil long ago became blurred. This "Penguin Classics" edition of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Demons" is translated by Robert A. Maguire and edited by Ronald Meyer, with an introduction by Robert L. Belknap. Pyotr Verkhovensky and Nikolai Stavrogin ar...
"Demons", also known as "The Possessed" or "The Devils", is a dark masterpiece that evokes a world where the lines between and good and evil long ago became blurred. This "Penguin Classics" edition of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Demons" is translated by Robert A. Maguire and edited by Ronald Meyer, with an introduction by Robert L. Belknap. Pyotr Verkhovensky and Nikolai Stavrogin are the leaders of a Russian revolutionary cell. Their aim is to overthrow the Tsar, destroy society and seize power for themselves. Together they train terrorists who are willing to go to any lengths to achieve their goals - even if the mission means suicide. But when it seems their motley group is about to be discovered, will their recruits be willing to kill one of their own circle in order to cover their tracks? As the ensuing investigation and trial reveal the true identity of the murderer, Dostoyevsky's and everyone's faith in humanity is tested. Partly based on the real-life case of a student murdered by his fellow revolutionaries, Dostoyevsky's sprawling novel is a powerful and prophetic, yet lively and often comic depiction of nineteenth-century Russia, and a savage indictment of the madness and nihilism of those who use violence to serve their beliefs. Robert A. Maguire's superb translation captures Dostoyevsky's vigorous prose. In his introduction, Robert L. Belknap discusses Dostoyevsky's own revolutionary activities, his narrative technique and use of different genres, and the background of Radicalism in Imperial Russia. Edited by Ronald Meyer, this volume also includes a chronology, further reading, notes and a glossary. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was born in Moscow. From 1849-54 he lived in a convict prison, and in later years his passion for gambling led him deeply into debt. His other works available in "Penguin Classics" include "Crime & Punishment", "The Idiot and Demons". If you enjoyed "Demons", you might like Joris-Karl Huysmans' "The Damned (La-Bas)", also available in "Penguin Classics".
Penguin Classics (共1152册),
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《The Wind in the Willows》,《Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son》,《The Portrait of a Lady》,《No-No Boy》,《American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings》 等。
飞智
译林出版社2002版
彩云追月
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江绪林
上海三联书店2015版
【读品】
译林出版社2002版
0 有用 石独步∆ 2021-11-26 14:59:28
花了一个多月，终于读完了……怎么说，这小说给我的感觉就是宏伟的包装下一个比较简单的故事……怎么说，没有给我直击心灵的感觉挺喜欢Kirillov的
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0 有用 JYYY 2020-05-14 12:16:24
1,读完BK之后，今年的第二本陀；2，看这本书的同时，自己的生活中发生了一些事情，导致全书的阅读不算通畅；今年会挑时间重读。3，本书最后S的忏悔是全书的核心之一；下次重读会接着第二章直接看。4，企鹅版的序写得很好，对于理解和阅读文本的帮助大。
0 有用 石独步∆ 2021-11-26 14:59:28
花了一个多月，终于读完了……怎么说，这小说给我的感觉就是宏伟的包装下一个比较简单的故事……怎么说，没有给我直击心灵的感觉挺喜欢Kirillov的
0 有用 JYYY 2020-05-14 12:16:24
1,读完BK之后，今年的第二本陀；2，看这本书的同时，自己的生活中发生了一些事情，导致全书的阅读不算通畅；今年会挑时间重读。3，本书最后S的忏悔是全书的核心之一；下次重读会接着第二章直接看。4，企鹅版的序写得很好，对于理解和阅读文本的帮助大。
0 有用 [已注销] 2020-03-27 18:42:27