The Idiot
novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Summary
The Idiot is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,570 views/month, #163 of 28,446).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky[3]
- Movement: existentialism[4]
- Named after: idiot[5]
- Follows: The Gambler[6]
- Followed by: The Eternal Husband[7]
- Commons category: The Idiot (Dostoyevsky)[8]
- Language of work or name: Russian[9]
- Country of origin: Russian Empire[10]
- Inception: 1867[11]
- Publication date: January 1, 1869[12]
- Characters: Prince Myshkin[13], Nastasya Filipovna[14], Parfyon Rogozhin[15]
- Has edition or translation: The Idiot[16], Q61959552[17], Q117279967[18], Q117281021[19], Q123693014[20]
- Dedicated to: Q105095733[21]
- Narrative location: Russian Empire[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Idiot[23]
- Work available at URL: https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/dostojew/idiot/idiot.html[24]
- Title: Идиот[25], Идіотъ[26], The Idiot[27]
- List of characters: The Idiot characters[28]
- Different from: The Idiot[29]
- First line: В конце ноября, в оттепель, часов в девять утра, поезд Петербургско-Варшавской железной дороги на всех парах подходил к Петербургу.[30]
- Number of parts of this work: 4 part and whole[31], 50 chapter[32]
- Last line: «Довольно увлекаться-то, пора и рассудку послужить. И всё это, и вся эта заграница, и вся эта ваша Европа, всё это одна фантазия, и все мы, за границей, одна фантазия… помяните мое слово, сами увидите!» заключила она чуть не гневно, расставаясь с Евгением Павловичем.[33]
- Derivative work: Au Hasard Balthazar[34], The Idiot[35], Nastasja[36], Down House[37], Idiot[38]
- Copyright status: public domain[39]
- Form of creative work: novel[40]
Why It Matters
The Idiot has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
It has been cited as an influence by Love and Death[43], a film[44], directed by Woody Allen[45].
FAQs
Who did The Idiot influence?
The Idiot has been cited as an influence by Love and Death[43].