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Set against the backdrop of 1870s Russian society, a nineteen-year-old grapples with his identity as the illegitimate son of a landowner. Refusing to attend university, Arkady travels to St. Petersburg with a hidden agenda and hopes of forging a connection with his father. The novel intricately explores themes of legitimacy, personal aspiration, and the quest for belonging amid societal chaos.
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The Adolescent, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- The Adolescent
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 608
- ISBN13
- 9780393324907
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Classics, Society, 19th century, Russia, Russian Literature, Psychological novels, Tsarist Russia
- First published
- 1876
- Original title
- Podrostok
- Rating
- 3.95 out of 5
- Description
- Set against the backdrop of 1870s Russian society, a nineteen-year-old grapples with his identity as the illegitimate son of a landowner. Refusing to attend university, Arkady travels to St. Petersburg with a hidden agenda and hopes of forging a connection with his father. The novel intricately explores themes of legitimacy, personal aspiration, and the quest for belonging amid societal chaos.