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Dostoevsky at his best - as a ruthless dissector of the quirks and foibles of the human character

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When the rich land owner Velchaninov arrives in St Petersburg, he receives a surprise visit from an old acquaintance, Trusotsky, who has been recently widowed. His late wife, Natalia, was the secret lover of Velchaninov, who realizes that the young child accompanying Trusotsky is his natural daughter. From then on, the destinies of the two men become intertwined as they engage - at turns repelled and attracted by each other - in a dangerous game of cat and mouse that will lead to a final dramatic confrontation. Compelling, gripping, darkly humorous, The Eternal Husband - composed by the author at the peak of his writing powers, between The Idiot and Devils, and described by Dostoevsky´s biographer Joseph Frank as "a small masterpiece" - shows Dostoevsky at his best as a ruthless dissector of the quirks and foibles of the human character.

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Fjodor M. Dostojewski wurde am 11. November 1821 in Moskau geboren und starb am 9. Februar 1881 in St. Petersburg. 1849 wurde er wegen angeblich staatsfeindlicher Aktivität im Petraschewski-Kreis zum Tode verurteilt, dann zu vier Jahren Zwangsarbeit in Sibirien begnadigt. 1859 kehrte er nach St. Petersburg zurück.

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