The Idiot

The novel “The Idiot” is one of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s most famous and significant works. The narrative centers on Prince Lev Nikolayevich Myshkin, a man of exceptional moral purity and kindness, who returns to Russia after receiving treatment at a Swiss clinic. His sincerity, gullibility, and inability to see evil in people lead those around him to consider him an “idiot.” The novel explores themes of good and evil, love and passion, faith and disbelief, and raises important philosophical and moral questions about Russian society in the 19th century.