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Arkady Dolgoruky, the illegitimate son of a landowner, embarks on a journey to Petersburg to confront his estranged father, Versilov, and navigate his complex feelings of disdain and longing. Raised by foster parents, Arkady's life is marked by a desire for acceptance and power, symbolized by a document sewn into his coat. His youthful impulsiveness leads him through a series of blunders and humiliations as he seeks to define his identity and place within his unconventional family.
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The Adolescent, Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski
- Language
- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- The Adolescent
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 580
- ISBN13
- 9781400041183
- 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
- Arkady Dolgoruky, the illegitimate son of a landowner, embarks on a journey to Petersburg to confront his estranged father, Versilov, and navigate his complex feelings of disdain and longing. Raised by foster parents, Arkady's life is marked by a desire for acceptance and power, symbolized by a document sewn into his coat. His youthful impulsiveness leads him through a series of blunders and humiliations as he seeks to define his identity and place within his unconventional family.