Fyodor Dostoevsky // The Possessed

Originally published in 1871/1872, The Possessed (the more contemporary accepted translation of the Russian title is Demons) was inspired by a real political murder.

Dostoevsky wrote it as a warning against nihilism, atheism, and the rise of violent revolutionary ideology in Russia.

Dust jacket with an especially fine pictorial cover on this enduring classic of Russian literature.

A fine copy, at once a cornerstone of any library and a pleasure to display.