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$0.38The Story
Pages: 140
Category: English
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin is an anxious and socially awkward clerk whose fragile world begins to unravel with the sudden appearance of his double, a charming, confident replica who infiltrates his life and slowly supplants him. As Golyadkin’s grip on reality loosens, he is drawn into a nightmarish spiral of paranoia, humiliation, and existential dread.
Written early in Dostoyevsky’s career, The Double anticipates the psychological depth and thematic complexity of his later masterpieces. It is a haunting exploration of self-division, societal pressure, and the fragility of the human psyche, delivered with biting satire and surreal intensity.
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Pages: 140
Category: English
Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin is an anxious and socially awkward clerk whose fragile world begins to unravel with the sudden appearance of his double, a charming, confident replica who infiltrates his life and slowly supplants him. As Golyadkin’s grip on reality loosens, he is drawn into a nightmarish spiral of paranoia, humiliation, and existential dread.
Written early in Dostoyevsky’s career, The Double anticipates the psychological depth and thematic complexity of his later masterpieces. It is a haunting exploration of self-division, societal pressure, and the fragility of the human psyche, delivered with biting satire and surreal intensity.
