Fyodor Dostoevsky, Tim Zengerink

Broschiertes Buch

Uncle's Dream

A Satirical Tale of Vanity, Marriage, and Social Hypocrisy

Beschreibung

How far would you go to secure the perfect marriage? In Uncle's Dream, Fyodor Dostoevsky explores the desperate pursuit of social status through a comical yet deeply insightful tale. Maria Alexandrovna, an ambitious and calculating woman, sees an unexpected opportunity when an aging, forgetful prince arrives in town. Hoping to marry her daughter off to nobility, she weaves an elaborate web of lies and persuasion to turn her scheme into reality. As gossip spreads and tensions rise, the novel unfolds with sharp wit, exposing the absurdities of social pretensions and the lengths to which people will go for wealth and prestige. Dostoevsky masterfully balances humor with social critique, making Uncle's Dream an entertaining yet thought-provoking read. What You'll Discover in This Modern Translation:A Sharp Satire of Social Climbing - Experience Dostoevsky's biting humor as he dissects the vanity and ambition of provincial society. A Cleverly Crafted Comedy of Errors - Enjoy the hilarious misunderstandings and dramatic twists that drive the story forward. A Fresh, Readable Translation - This adaptation makes Dostoevsky's storytelling engaging and accessible for contemporary readers. A Fascinating Glimpse into 19th-Century Russian Society - Witness the social pressures, matchmaking schemes, and power struggles of a bygone era. More than just a comedy, Uncle's Dream is a timeless exploration of human ambition, the power of illusion, and the unpredictable consequences of scheming. Will Maria Alexandrovna's grand plan lead to triumph-or disaster? Get your copy today and enjoy one of Dostoevsky's most charming and humorous works.

Autor

Fyodor Dostoevsky (born in Russia, in 1821) is one of the world's most influential authors, but he lived nearly as many lives as he created on the page. He was a trained military engineer. A civil servant with a side hustle translating manuscripts. A political prisoner and death row inmate serving time in a Siberian prison camp. A reluctant soldier. A journalist. A husband. A gambler on a constant cold streak. It's this lived experience that brings such unmatched depth to his writing-from exile to acclaim, success to suffering, imagination to dark self-destruction. Like his greatest protagonists, the author himself was occasionally detestable and frequently brilliant, and it was through this hard wrought lens that he explored some of life's most urgent themes: faith and free will, self-interest and moral duty, individual responsibility, loneliness, and love. During the lean years, Dostoevsky searched for life's meaning with the same ferocity he chased a lucky break, and his most famous books-Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov, and Notes from Underground-established him as one of the first existentialists. These works went on to inspire an entire movement, and great minds from Nietzsche to Virginia Woolf to Murakami. When Dostoevsky died at the age of 59, at the height of his literary fame, he had created more than a dozen novels, novellas, and countless short works. Nearly 200 years later, these stories are just as relevant and relatable-in our TikTok feeds and neighborhood book clubs-as they were in the boisterous taverns and literary circles of Imperial Russia. And as the world gets more chaotic and clamoring each year, Dostoevsky's voice becomes clearer.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Library of Alexandria
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 327g
• ISBN-13: 9781804215197
• ISBN-10: 1804215198
• Artikelnr.: 74788997