A Little Hero

A bitter civil servant argues that reason cannot explain why people act against their own interests. Widely read as the opening move of existentialist thought.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

A lonely dreamer meets a young woman over four summer nights and lets himself hope. Short, tender, and the reason a new generation found Dostoevsky.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

A timid clerk watches a man with his own face take over his job, his friends and his life. An early study of a mind coming apart.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

A widower turns up at the door of his late wife's lover, and neither man can decide whether this is friendship or revenge. Uncomfortable and very sharp.

Fyodor Dostoevsky

A scheming mother tries to marry her daughter to a senile and very wealthy prince. A comedy of small town social climbing.

Fyodor Dostoevsky