Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Bobok by Fyodor Dostoevsky first appeared in 1873 in Diary of a Writer. The story consists of a dialogue between recently deceased occupants of graves in a cemetery, most of whom are fully conscious.
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The Wonderful Novella Literature Quiz
A novella is a book of fiction, shorter than most novels, but longer than most short stories. The English word “novella” derives from the Italian novella meaning a short story related to true facts. Test your knowledge with our Wonderful Novella Literature Quiz!
Mr. Prohartchin by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Mr. Prohartchin by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a short story written in 1846. It was first published in the Annals of the Fatherland.
Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Notes was first published in the journal Epoch in 1864. It is a first-person narrative in the form of a “confession” and was originally titled A Confession.
The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky was first published in 1865 in his magazine Epoch. It is a work of satire, an unusual but amusing tale about a man swallowed by a crocodile with a serious message about economics and communism.
The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky
A poor boy freezing to death on Christmas Eve finds himself before Christ’s Christmas tree, among the spirits of other children who have died and gone to heaven. The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky was first published in A Writer’s Diary, January 1876