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The Little Demon

The Little Demon

by Sologub, Fyodor, 1863-1927

BookID: 48912

Language:English

Translator:Aldington, Richard, 1892-1962; Cournos, John, 1881-1966

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

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Description

"The Little Demon" by Fyodor Sologub is a Symbolist novel published in 1907. In an unnamed Russian provincial town, sadistic schoolteacher Peredonov descends into paranoia and madness while desperately seeking promotion to government inspector. Haunted by a hallucinatory demon called Nedotykomka and consumed by hatred for the world around him, Peredonov embodies evil and banality in this satirical yet deeply symbolic portrait of Russian provincial life. His journey culminates in murder and insanity, creating one of Russian literature's most memorable characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature

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