Project Gutenberg 2015-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 305 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 Röhl, Hermann 1851 1923 Rohl, Hermann Röhl, H. (Hermann) Dvoinik. German Der Doppelgänger Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Double_(Dostoevsky_novel) Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Doppelg%C3%A4nger_(Dostojewski) Produced by David Starner, Jens Sadowski, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Der Doppelgänger" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Yakov Petrovich Goljadkin, an insecure and paranoid civil servant who experiences a sense of alienation and a growing fear that his identity is being undermined by an uncanny counterpart. This exploration of duality and the psychological intricacies of self-perception is typical of Dostoyevsky’s style. The opening of the novel introduces us to Goljadkin as he awakens in his shabby apartment in St. Petersburg. He is disoriented, pondering the reality around him versus the remnants of his dreams. As he prepares for his day, Goljadkin's thoughts reveal his deep-seated insecurities, especially regarding his social standing and the fear of being judged by others. His excitement about having money leads him to visit various shops, reflecting his attempts to assert himself in a society that makes him feel inferior. The stage is set for further exploration of his psychological turmoil, indicating that the novel will delve into themes of identity, societal expectations, and the fragility of self. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. de Psychological fiction Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- Fiction Doppelgängers -- Fiction PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 484004 2025-07-19T12:04:21.666142 text/html 472848 2024-10-24T17:10:00 text/html 206219 2025-07-19T12:04:26.899111 application/epub+zip 210864 2025-07-19T12:04:22.796121 application/epub+zip 204290 2025-07-19T12:04:22.205097 application/epub+zip 339008 2025-07-19T12:04:30.452086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303672 2025-07-19T12:04:26.401108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297474 2022-09-22T05:01:29.048936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445821 2025-07-19T12:04:21.218102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 426063 2024-10-24T17:10:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18984 2025-07-19T12:04:30.584077 application/rdf+xml 8267 2025-07-19T12:04:22.272111 image/jpeg 1608 2025-07-19T12:04:22.239130 image/jpeg 192622 2025-07-19T12:04:21.708139 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 de.wikipedia