The Permanent Husband, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Permanent Husband, Fyodor Dostoevsky
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The Permanent Husband
A Gripping Tale of Betrayal, Guilt, and the Burden of the Past - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky

Series: The Library of Alexandria #95

Narrator: Zeke Ring

Unabridged: 5 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: USC

Published: 03/08/2025


Synopsis

How far would you go to escape the ghost of your past?In The Permanent Husband, Fyodor Dostoevsky presents a deeply psychological and morally complex narrative about a man consumed by jealousy, regret, and the inability to move forward. Pavel Pavlovich, upon learning of his wife’s infidelity, becomes fixated on the man she truly loved. Fueled by his wounded pride and an overwhelming desire for revenge, he sets out on a course that will only deepen his own suffering.As his obsession takes hold, Pavel finds himself trapped between hatred and self-pity, unable to break free from the past that haunts him. Through his journey, Dostoevsky explores the destructiveness of resentment, the pain of lost love, and the tragic consequences of clinging to old wounds.What You’ll Discover in This Modern Translation:A Riveting Psychological Drama – Experience one of Dostoevsky’s most intense and emotionally charged explorations of human nature.A Masterful Study of Guilt and Obsession – Witness how unresolved emotions can consume a man’s mind and shape his fate.A Fresh, Accessible Translation – This modern adaptation retains the brilliance of Dostoevsky’s prose while ensuring clarity for contemporary readers.A Tale of Love, Betrayal, and Redemption – Delve into the tragic complexities of marriage, regret, and the struggle for self-acceptance.More than just a story of jealousy, The Permanent Husband is a powerful meditation on the burdens of the past, the human need for redemption, and the struggle to let go.Can a man ever truly free himself from his own regrets?Get your copy today and experience one of Dostoevsky’s most gripping and underrated works.

About Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), born in Moscow, lived much of his childhood distanced from his frail mother and officious father. During these formative years, he formed a close bond with his elder brother Mikhail. When they were teenagers, however, Fyodor and Mikhail were enrolled in separate boarding schools, Fyodor matriculating at an engineering school in St. Petersburg. Even as he was studying the trade of government, Dostoevsky was honing his skills as a writer, inking drafts of what would become his first novel-Poor Folk. In 1846, it was published to warm critical response. Something of a literary figure at the age of twenty-five, Dostoevsky began attending the discussion group that would result in his imprisonment. His sentence was commuted to four years in prison and four years of army service. His prison experiences, as well as his life after prison among the urban poor of Russia, provided a vivid backdrop for much of his later work. Released from his imprisonment and service by 1858, he began a fourteen-year period of furious writing, in which he published many significant texts, including The House of the Dead, Notes from the Underground, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and Devils. During this period, Dostoevsky's life was in upheaval, as he lost both his first wife and his brother. On February 15, 1867, he married his stenographer Anna Grigorevna Snitkina, who managed his affairs until his death. Two months before he died, Dostoevsky completed the epilogue to The Brothers Karamazov, which was published in serial form in the Russian Messenger.


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