Short story · 1877
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Short story · 1877 · Russian · 19th Century
The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
A suicidal narrator dreams of an unfallen world that his presence corrupts.
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The utopia tests knowledge against love. The dream does not supply a political blueprint; it transforms indifference into responsibility for other people.
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A suicidal narrator dreams of an unfallen world that his presence corrupts.
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