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Devils Paperback – 8 May 2008

by Fyodor _ Dostoevsky (Author), Michael R. Katz (Editor)
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Devils, also known in English as The Possessed and The Demons, was first published in 1871-2. The third of Dostoevsky's five major novels, it is at once a powerful political tract and a profound study of atheism, depicting the disarray which follows the appearance of a band of modish radicals in a small provincial town. Dostoevsky compares infectious radicalism to the devils that drove the Gadarene swine over the precipice in his vision of a society possessed by demonic creatures that produce devastating delusions of rationality. Dostoevsky is at his most imaginatively humorous in Devils: the novel is full of buffoonery and grotesque comedy. The plot is loosely based on the details of a notorious case of political murder, but Dostoevsky weaves suicide, rape, and a multiplicity of scandals into a compelling story of political evil. _ This new translation also includes the chapter `Stavrogin's Confession', which was initially considered to be too shocking to print. In this edition it appears where the author originally intended it. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. _ _
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  4. Publication date
    8 May 2008
  5. Language
    English
  6. Print length
    800 pages
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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0199540497
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0199540495
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G.A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent translation
Reviewed in Canada on 19 May 2024
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Great story and writing style
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Vicki Thayer
5.0 out of 5 stars How to "Get a clue."
Reviewed in the United States on 2 July 2021
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It amazes me how directly 19thC Russian and French literature speaks to America, as well as the western world, in 2021. Here are two examples from Dostoevsky’s, “Devils”:

From page 524: “I’m not talking about the so-called “progressive” people, always in a rush (that’s their main concern), often with an absurd, but more or less defined aim. No, I’m talking only about the scum. This scum, which exists in every society and rises to the surface during any transitional period, lacking not only a purpose but any sign of rational activity, merely expresses unrest and impatience with all its might. Meanwhile, without even knowing it, this scum almost always falls under the control of a small group of “progressives” acting with definite aims; this group directs the scum wherever it likes, so long as the group isn’t composed of complete idiots, which, however, is sometimes the case.”

From page 564: “They should have restrained those scoundrels and sluggards—because that’s what they were, scoundrels and sluggards, nothing more serious. There’s no kind of society anywhere where the police alone can maintain order. Everyone here demands a special policeman assigned to protect him wherever he goes. People don’t understand that society must protect itself. What do our heads of families do in comparable circumstances, our venerable elders, wives, and daughters? They keep silent and sulk. There’s not even enough social initiative to restrain the pranksters.”
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L'aiglon
5.0 out of 5 stars Apposit.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2023
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In Devils Dostoevsky mercilessly and adroitly "... depict[s] those diverse and multifarious motives by which even the purest of hearts and the most innocent of people can be drawn in to committing such a monstrous offence." This fierce allegorical tale is prophetic of the present bout of nihilism which also threatens a "... triumph [that] will stand very far from the Kingdom of Heaven".

In the words of another writer –

A fool's dream oft is a wise man's nightmare,
Yet visions render saints and madmen joy;
As wak'd all at accord desire the fair,
Though some to tender, others to destroy.

To reiterate some often trite advice, this book is essential reading for our times.
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Robert Gerrish
5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Reading
Reviewed in Canada on 9 June 2019
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Very good novel by one of the greatest novelists
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Richard Weems
5.0 out of 5 stars The best and worst of humanity
Reviewed in the United States on 29 July 2018
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Reading Dostoevsky, you get a sense of what the allure of reality TV might be--he puts characters on display with all their extremity and horror and hypocrisy intact. The events of this novel are filled with the horrors on man--psychological scheming to twist loyalties, love/hate relationships, building up to murder and rape, but at the same time with a level of humor that reality TV sorely misses (the ability to make us laugh WITH of course, not AT), for Dostoevsky makes his characters utterly recognizable rather than unsympathetic freakshow and persists in holding up that mirror as his characters act stupidly, or courageously, or horrifically. The tale begins with the twisted relationship between Varvara Petrovna, a widowed woman of means who has been housing Stepan Trofimovich, an out-of-touch academic. The two hate each other but stand to be apart, and their sons concoct a scheme in the name of revolution that will throw the community into turmoil. As opposed to Brothers K or Crime & Punishment, Devils looks at community as a character, and the stupidity of crowds, and does so in a way that is educational and soulful, showing us what he can't get from reality TV.

Also, my strongest recommendation is of this particular translation, the Michael R. Katz. While I have much preferred Pevear and Volokhonsky for most of the other Dostoevsky novels, I found their translations (Demons) a little too think and much less pleasurable to read. And less funny. For as horrific as the events of the novel are, Dostoevsky nicely lampoons his characters, exposing them for all their failings is recognizable ways.
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