Resurrection from the Underground: Feodor Dostoevsky (Studies in Violence, Mimesis, and Culture Series)

Great literary criticism destroyed by pathetic translation into English

This translation is pathetic.

we still mimic other copycat crimes

The analysis of character in the novels of Dostoevsky based on his life experiences in Russia and Germany remind me of how frequently law enforcement adopts absurd tactics of Russian nihilism.

The Bigger Picture

My knowleged of Dostoevsky was largely limited to \"The Brothers Karamazov\" which I've read and re-read many times over several decades.

Dense and thought provoking

Although now an emeritus professor at Stanford, Girard published this work in 1963 in his native French.

Great book on Dostoevsky and the art of the novel

This short but rewarding essay on Dostoevsky is one of Girard's best works, and one of his least known and read.