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The Possessed

The Possessed

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Unabridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
6
Narrator
2
Release Date
August 24, 2009
Duration
29 hours 22 minutes
Summary
Loosely based on sensational press reports of a Moscow student’s murder by fellow revolutionists, The Possessed depicts the destructive chaos caused by outside agitators who move into a provincial town. The enigmatic and ideological Stavrogin dominates the novel, his magnetic personality influencing his tutor, the liberal intellectual poseur Stepan Verhovensky, and the teacher’s revolutionary son Pyotr, as well as other radicals. Stavrogin is portrayed as a man of strength without direction, capable of goodness and nobility. When he loses his faith in God, however, he is seized by brutal desires he does not fully understand.

Widely considered the greatest political novel ever written, The Possessed showcases Dostoevsky’s brilliant characterization, amazing insight into the human heart, and crushing criticism of the desire to manipulate the thought and behavior of others.
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VictorGP

It took me a while to get into it … but once I did I was hooked … The characters , the story , the tragedy, the philosophy, the craziness … everything it’s great . It’s a master piece and it’s a must read

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Christian Verkroost

Man, this is a great book! Preceding the Russian Revolution by some 45 years but Dostoevsky isn't called by some prophet for no reason. Check it out and understand the Russian revolutionary mindset

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