Project Gutenberg 2011-09-25 Public domain in the USA. 1764 Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821 1881 Dostoevsky, Fyodor Dostoievski, Fédor Mikhailovitch Достоевский, Фёдор Михайлович Dostoievski, Fiodor Dostoievski, Fedor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, F. M. Dostojewski, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, Feodor Bramont, Julius Zapiski iz mertvogo doma. English The house of the dead : $b or, Prison life in Siberia Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Dead_(novel) Charlene Taylor, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The House of the Dead; or, Prison Life in Siberia" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a semi-autobiographical novel written in the mid-19th century. The book delves into Dostoyevsky's own experiences as a prisoner in Siberia, exploring the harsh realities of life in a Russian labor camp. It provides a profound examination of the human condition through the lens of suffering and redemption, focusing on various convicts, their backgrounds, and the psychological struggles they face. At the start of the narrative, the author reflects on his surroundings, revealing the desolate and stark nature of Siberian prisons with their simple wooden towns and unforgiving atmospheres. He introduces readers to Alexander Goriantchikoff, an educated man condemned for murder, whose solitary existence reveals the isolation felt by prisoners. The opening chapters set the tone for a world filled with despair and introspection, where convicts interact in complex ways—forming alliances, engaging in verbal duels, and ultimately revealing the depths of their humanity amidst the brutal lives they lead. Through the depiction of life in the prison, Dostoyevsky offers a thoughtful critique of societal norms and the nature of punishment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/37536/37536-h/images/dectitle3.jpg Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Siberia (Russia) -- Fiction Exiles -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 770976 2025-08-15T09:02:46.667738 text/html 782718 2023-06-19T14:37:52 text/html 630546 2025-08-15T09:02:54.585690 application/epub+zip 640437 2025-08-15T09:02:47.797727 application/epub+zip 632786 2025-08-15T09:02:47.246742 application/epub+zip 847013 2025-08-15T09:02:59.976195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 799875 2025-08-15T09:02:53.972685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 788038 2022-09-17T08:10:08.691796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 724943 2025-08-15T09:02:45.539740 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 724684 2023-06-19T12:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19712 2025-08-15T09:03:00.135153 application/rdf+xml 26289 2025-08-15T09:02:47.341713 image/jpeg 3343 2025-08-15T09:02:47.295764 image/jpeg 271635 2023-06-19T12:20:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 585893 2023-06-19T14:39:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 598408 2025-08-15T09:02:46.744725 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia