Fyodor Dostoevsky, Zapiski iz mertvogo doma [Notes from the House of the Dead]

Sarah J. Young (University College London)

Ed. by Andrei Rogatchevski, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 2.2.1.00: Slavic and Russian Writing and Culture: Old, Medieval and Tsarist, 700-1917.
Vol. editors: Neil Cornwell (University of Bristol), Roman Koropeckyj (University of California, Los Angeles), Andrei Rogatchevski (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1861 - 1862

Places

Russia (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Non-Fiction
- Memoir

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Citation: Young, Sarah J.. "Zapiski iz mertvogo doma". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 16 January 2024 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=11265, accessed 08 May 2024.]

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