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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