Dostoyevsky, Feodor Mikhailovich

Dostoyevsky or Dostoevsky, Feodor Mikhailovich fyô´dər mēkhī´ləvĭch dəstəyĕf´skē [key], 1821–81, Russian novelist, one of the towering figures of world literature.

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• Introduction
• Early Life and Work
• Mature Works
• Bibliography

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