Idiot

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

Dostoyevsky's great novel of suffering and sickness, now in Penguin Clothbound Classics

Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Dostoyevsky set out to create a protagonist with 'a truly beautiful soul' and to trace the fate of such an individual as he comes into contact with the brutal reality of contemporary society. The novel begins when the innocent epileptic Prince Myshkin - the 'idiot' - arrives in St Petersburg and finds himself drawn into a web of violent and passionate relationships that leads to blackmail, betrayal and eventually murder.

This is a stunning new Clothbound Classics edition of Dostoyevsky's great novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith and translated by David McDuff. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9780241739822
Published: September 2025

Number of pages: 784
Width: 138 mm
Height: 206 mm
Depth: 45 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd