Description
In a quiet provincial town, the arrival of a charismatic circle of “modish” radicals ignites a chain reaction of suspicion, ambition, and moral collapse. As political fervor spreads like contagion, Dostoevsky exposes how ideology can masquerade as reason—turning conviction into delusion and community into chaos. Blending psychological intensity with biting satire, the novel probes themes of atheism, fanaticism, and the seductive machinery of scandal, while tracing the human costs of belief unmoored from conscience. This new translation also restores the long-contested chapter “Stavrogin’s Confession,” offering a fuller view of the forces—both spiritual and social—that drive the story toward its unsettling reckoning.
Available Editions
paperback
Oxford University Press
Published Jan 1, 2008
800 pages
ISBN: 9780199540495
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Details
First Published
1871
Language
eng
Translation
From: rus
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Devils by Fyodor Dostoevsky.