The Little Demon
Sologub, Fyodor, 1863-1927
The Little Demon - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Petty_Demon Release date is 2015-05-09
Produced by Annemie Arnst, Dagny and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) Produced by Annemie Arnst, Dagny and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
"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.)
Teachers -- Fiction Russia -- Fiction Mental illness -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English
PG
The Little Demon - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Petty_Demon Release date is 2015-05-09
Produced by Annemie Arnst, Dagny and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.) Produced by Annemie Arnst, Dagny and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Internet Archive.)
"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.)
Teachers -- Fiction Russia -- Fiction Mental illness -- Fiction Russian fiction -- Translations into English
PG