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Strathern, Paul. Dostoevsky in 90 minutes.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

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Date: 20050101
Author:Snodgrass, Mary

STRATHERN, Paul. Dostoevsky in 90 minutes. Ivan R. Dee. 125p. bibliog, index, c2004. 1-56663-588-8. $8.95. SA

Strathern's rapid-fire summation of the life and works of Fyodor Dostoevsky is well written and easily digested, but thin on such issues as the causes of Raskolnikov's madness and the hardships of widows and girls who fall prey to deceivers and to prostitution. The layout provides capsules of information on nine of the author's titles and explains such minutiae as the addition of vich to indicate a Russian patronym and the relation of kaiser and tsar to the Latin ...

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