Der Doppelgänger by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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"Der Doppelgänger" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novella published in 1846. It follows Yakov Golyadkin, a timid Petersburg clerk whose life unravels when a mysterious double suddenly appears. As the doppelgänger gradually displaces him from his social and professional positions, Golyadkin descends into madness, unable to distinguish reality from delusion. While the original struggles, his double achieves the success he dreams of, leading to a devastating conclusion in a psychiatric institution. (This
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| Author | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Röhl, Hermann, 1851-1923 |
| Uniform Title | Dvoinik. German |
| Title | Der Doppelgänger |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_(Dostoevsky_novel) Wikipedia page about this book: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Doppelg%C3%A4nger_(Dostojewski) |
| Credits |
Produced by David Starner, Jens Sadowski, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Doppelgängers -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 48527 |
| Release Date | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 612 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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