The Idiot
Simon Gray
The Idiot
by David Fishelson, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Synopsis
THE STORY: A young man, Leo Myshkin--called Prince Myshkin due to royal blood somewhere in his past--returns to Russia after 15 years in a Swiss institution where he was treated for severe epilepsy.
Carrying nothing but a small bundle, he is at fir
Press Reviews
"The story of a saintly, simple young man whose sheer goodness makes him the target of envy and hatred in a corrupt society. ”The amusing, baffling and ultimately terrifying world of 19th century St. Petersburg…comes boisterously to life in David Fishelson's adaptation…the impression that remains is how swiftly it moves through Dostoyevsky's intricate plot.“ —The New York Times. ”…THE IDIOT…is a thrilling [play] of Dostoyevsky's swirl of madness, sexuality, pride, greed, sacrifice and sainthood made flesh on stage in an almost unbelievably compact adaptation by David Fishelson.“ —New York Post. ”…searing…thrilling…"
— Village Voice
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1995
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822214243
ISBN-10 0822214245
LCCN 95186051
LCC PS3556.I7925 I35 1995
DCC 812/.54
The Idiot is a Russian adaptation play written by David Fishelson and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (1995).
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