--- product_id: 100194372 title: "The Idiot" brand: "fyodor dostoyevsky" price: "₹ 2759" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/100194372-the-idiot store_origin: IN region: India --- # The Idiot **Brand:** fyodor dostoyevsky **Price:** ₹ 2759 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Idiot by fyodor dostoyevsky - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 2759 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/100194372-the-idiot) ## Best For - fyodor dostoyevsky enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted fyodor dostoyevsky brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![The Idiot - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41WDQZVB2CL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Magarshack's Superb Dostoevsky *by R***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2013* David Magarshack's translations of Dostoevsky--as well as other Russian writers--for Penguin have been eclipsed by more recent versions, but especially in the case of Dostoevsky, I find this hard to understand. Richard Peaver and his Russian partner (can't recall the spelling of her name) are hailed as finally bringing Dostoevsky into definitive English versions. Compared with the pioneering Garnett translations, the Peaver versions are superior, but Magarshack's shouldn't be forgotten.I studied Russian mnogo let tomu nazad, but I don't think I can judge the value of a translation linguistically. However, Magarshack's versions of Dostoevsky read as well in English as Peaver's, in fact, I would say that there's a fluency in Magarshack's versions that's missing in Peaver's. After all, Magarshack was born in Russia and educated in England so was fluent in both languages. I can't help feeling that one talented multi-language translator has a better chance of capturing the style and subtance of a difficult writer than two translators who aren't fluent in both languages (I'm assuming Peaver's partner is not fluent in English, else she would publish her own translations.)IDIOT (same spelling in Russian as in English) is my favorite Dostoevsky novel and I think Magarshack's is the one to read first if you want the best possible English version of this masterpiece. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Never thought I would read it again, but very glad I did *by N***E on Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019* This concerns the harder-to-find Magarshack translation:I believe this to be a terrific, readable translation of a very difficult book. Many books are better the second time around, and this one is no exception. I wasn't thrilled the first time. This book, like the best of Dostoevsky, is about the desperation and transcendence that life contains. It's not about plot. One can look at the characters as different facets of oneself, with all the contradictory and hypocritical and beautiful ideas that we all have inside us, at once. So you may have to read it twice (but admittedly, it's hard to tell people that they need to re-read a 660 page novel!) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Masterpiece *by B***Y on Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2019* I am quite a fan of Dostoyevski and have read his works multiple times in multiple translations over three or four decades. I rather like this translation, in it you will find a beautiful love story, a tragedy, humor and social commentary of detail and clarity long lost in the world of fiction. The world in which this novel takes place is a simple time, not distracted by technology and an overload of irrelevant information. If you therefore still find it inaccessible ask please if the problem may lie in part with our own contemporary and overly distracted minds, and recall that while technology has steamed through our lives at its breakneck pace, consuming the hours and minutes of our lives, human nature was complete and not much changed from what it is now at the time of this novel's composition. It is my personal habit to not look to commentaries and forwards to give a work context, rather, I rely upon my native ability to imagine, to understand the gist, from context, and to form my images, in the same way I would learn a language or some new art, by throwing myself into its midst and drawing my own conclusions by the reactions I observe. By this letting go of the need to juxtapose the new from what I presume to know, I find it more effortless to place myself into the story and experience the events of the narrative along with its characters, and forgo the need to approach the story as some archaeological theorist from an imagined future. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/100194372-the-idiot](https://www.desertcart.in/products/100194372-the-idiot) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-05-12*