Demons
Ratings18
Average rating4.1
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Ratings18
Average rating4.1
Inspired by the true story of a political murder that horried Russians in 1869, Fyodor Dostoevsky conceived of Demons as a "novel-pamphlet" in which he would say everything about the plague of materialist ideology that he saw infecting his native land. What emerged was a prophetic and ferociously funny masterpiece of ideology and murder in pre-revolutionary Russia.
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Such a vast and philosophical book. All the common themes of religion and the struggle of Russia between east and west are there. unless you do not know the philosophical and ideological movements of that age you are probably not going to finish this book. I was relieved myself when i got to the end and understood so little that i had to look for analysis and go back to some chapters and read again.
It is basically about an anarchistic revolutionary society, that creates a lot of excitement in the high society in a time where lots of new ideas are circulating around. But when you give a little finger to the devil it might take the whole arm, and i can assure you that the book offers havoc and destruction in biblical proportions..
Ps. This edition was not annotated. Make sure you get an annotated one unless you are not fluent in french.
