The Diaries of the Dostoevskys (set of 2 books: The Writer's Diary. Memoirs of the Writer's Wife)

The Writer's Diary by F.M. Dostoevsky vividly responds to all significant events occurring in his contemporary world, discussing a wide range of topics in his "Writer's Diary": from deep philosophical and moral issues to the analysis of the foreign policies of different countries. The "Writer's Diary" is relevant and interesting even today due to the author's remarkable insight, revealing the essence of phenomena. The memoirs of the writer's wife, Anna Grigoryevna Dostoevskaya (née Snytkin, 1846 - 1918), the second wife of the great writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky and mother of his children, provide a glimpse into the genius of the writer not only as the author of world masterpieces. Anna Grigoryevna recounts what he was like in family and private life. These memoirs are like a novel. She writes about how hard it was to be the wife of a idol, about the writer's debts, his fears, and his struggle with epileptic attacks. A separate topic is the complicated relationship with his stepson, who never accepted his stepfather's second marriage and referred to him as an "aged old man." After reading this book, you will discover the writer from a new perspective.