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by Alex Christofi (Author)
Literary Non-fiction Book of the Year (2021) by The Times and Sunday Times
'Beautifully crafted and realised' -- Guardian
Dostoevsky's life was marked by brilliance and brutality. Sentenced to death as a young revolutionary, he survived mock execution and Siberian exile to live through a time of seismic change in Russia, eventually being accepted into the Tsar's inner circle. He had three great love affairs, each overshadowed by debilitating epilepsy and addiction to gambling. Somehow, amid all this, he found time to write short stories, journalism and novels such as Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and The Brothers Karamazov, works now recognised as among the finest ever written.
Author Biography
Alex Christofi is Editorial Director at Transworld Publishers and author of four books published in 12 languages, including the novels Glass, winner of the Betty Trask Prize for fiction, and Cypria. He has written for numerous publications including the Guardian and the Brixton Review of Books.
alexchristofi.com / @alex_christofi
