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The House of the Dead and Poor Folk
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The House of the Dead and Poor Folk Paperback - 2004

by Fyodor Dostoevsky; Introduction by Joseph Frank; Constance Garnett (Translator)


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Accused of political subversion as a young man, Dostoyevsky was sentenced to 4 years of hard labor at a Siberian prison camp. Years later, he developed this semi-autobiographical memoir of a man condemned to penal servitude for murdering his wife. This haunting and remarkable work ranks amoung Dostoyevsky's greatest masterpieces.

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  • Title The House of the Dead and Poor Folk
  • Author Fyodor Dostoevsky; Introduction by Joseph Frank; Constance Garnett (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2nd Printing Thu
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Barnes & Noble Classics, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date April 25, 2004
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781593081942 / 1593081944
  • Weight 0.89 lbs (0.40 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.98 x 5.31 x 1.23 in (20.27 x 13.49 x 3.12 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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