Dostoevsky The Major Fiction Author:Edward Wasiolek This book offers a close critical reading of all of Dostoevsky's major fiction. Included are analyses of Poor Folk, The Double, Netochka Nezvanova, The House of the Dead, The Insulted and the Injured, The Notes from the Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed, The Adolescent, The Dream of the Ridiculous Man, and The Brothers... more » Karamazov. The treatment is analytical and critical. Appended is a check list of important biographical data, an outline of circumstances attending the publication and reception of the novels, and an extensive bibliography. Throughout, it has been the aim to provide the reader with a balanced presentation of Dostoevsky's craft of fiction. In achieving this, the author has overcome a dicotomy that is all too common.« less