The Idiot – Fyodor Dostoyevsky

What does it mean to be truly good in a corrupt world?

The Idiot follows Prince Myshkin — a kind, gentle, and deeply sincere man who returns to Russia after years in a Swiss sanatorium. His pure-hearted nature, far from earning him respect, makes him an object of ridicule and manipulation in the cynical society of St. Petersburg. Caught between two women and a world that cannot understand him, Myshkin's goodness becomes both his gift and his tragedy.

One of Dostoyevsky's most profound and moving novels — a meditation on innocence, beauty, and the cost of compassion. This Signet Classics edition includes a new introduction.