NP quick Dostoyevsky question
kelber at mindspring.com
kelber at mindspring.com
Sun Aug 26 10:22:37 CDT 2007
I read Frank's account of Dostoyevsky's arrest while standing in a bookstore (me, not Dostoevsky), and it certainly made me want to read more. If there were some way I could have shop-lifted the 5 volumes ...
Laura
-----Original Message-----
>From: bekah <bekah0176 at sbcglobal.net>
>
>There's also a five volume biography by Joseph Frank which is
>"definitive," was written over a couple decades (at least) and has
>won several awards, but it runs to a total of more than 2500 pages
>so I recommend it with reservations! (lol) There are other "bios"
>which focus on aspects of his life and ideas but the ones I mentioned
>are more inclusive. The choice would depend on the level of your
>interest.
>
>Bekah
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