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The House of the Dead

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
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Completed six years after Dostoyevsky's own term as a convict, The House of the Dead is a semi-autobiographical account of life in a Siberian prison camp, and the physical and mental effects it has on those who are sentenced to inhabit it.

Alexandr Petrovitch Goryanchikov, a gentleman of the noble class, has been condemned to 10 years of hard labor for murdering his wife. He is little prepared for the cruel conditions and punishing temperatures, and struggles to integrate with the other prisoners, who claw for their sanity. Fettered, hungry and isolated, Alexandr Petrovitch must find faith and hope if he is to make his way out alive, and resurrect himself from the "dead house".

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An episodic meander through the 19C Russian penal system. Surprisingly 'readable', undoubtedly made more so by the ever reliable clarity of Nicholas Boulton's narration.

Not as grim as you might imagine!

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I farrelly enjoy reading this. Characters are fantastic. Grab my attention from page one the story is interesting and humorous. The narrator is amazin

Very enjoyable

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This is an amazing book. A somber tale, rich in detail and simply told. Sublime !

A must read.

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This was mainly anecdotes where the author recounts his time in prison. His description of the classicism, personalities and how each person tethered between hope and survival is superb and done in a richness of context this author does with ease.

Uncanny anecdotes of his time

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It appears autobiographical perhaps. The detail is compelling. Would recommend if you are a Dostoyevsky fan.

Characters were strong

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