In one of his most famous and personal novels, Dostoyevsky portrays the vivid inner life of Prince Myshkin, who has returned from years abroad spent trying to treat his epilepsy.
The Idiot (1869) by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a profound exploration of human nature, morality, and the clash between innocence and a corrupt society. The novel centers around Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a young man who returns to Russia after spending several years in a Swiss sanatorium being treated for epilepsy. Myshkin is often referred to as an "idiot" due to his simplicity, honesty, and childlike innocence, which contrast sharply with the cynical and manipulative world he finds himself in.
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