Another Man's Wife and the Husband Under the Bed. Comedic Stories

Another Man's Wife and the Husband Under the Bed. Comedic Stories

What happens if a miser dies on his mattress stuffed with money? What does a pathetic official, who imagines himself a clever womanizer, look like? And what will happen if a husband catches his wife with a lover, but instead... of a scandal, hides… under the bed?
Fyodor Dostoevsky, the master of psychological dramas, unexpectedly appears in this collection as a witty and ironic author. The heroes of his comedic sketches — petty officials, unsuccessful womanizers, nagging wives, and grotesque dreamers — find themselves in ridiculous and sometimes absurd situations. Yet behind the humorous facades of their actions lie eternal human weaknesses: greed, vanity, cowardice, and the desire to seem greater than one is.
The collection includes the stories: «Mr. Prokharchin», «Creepers», «Another Man's Wife and the Husband Under the Bed», «A Dreadful Joke», «Crocodile», «Bobok».

Author: Федор Достоевский

Printhouse: Eksmo

Series: World Literature

Age restrictions: 16+

Year of publication: 2025

ISBN: 9785042160479

Number of pages: 256

Size: 207x132x21 mm

Cover type: твёрдая

Weight: 236 g

ID: 1713115

What happens if a miser dies on his mattress stuffed with money? What does a pathetic official, who imagines himself a clever womanizer, look like? And what will happen if a husband catches his wife with a lover, but instead of a scandal, hides… under the bed?
Fyodor Dostoevsky, the master of psychological dramas, unexpectedly appears in this collection as a witty and ironic author. The heroes of his comedic sketches — petty officials, unsuccessful womanizers, nagging wives, and grotesque dreamers — find themselves in ridiculous and sometimes absurd situations. Yet behind the humorous facades of their actions lie eternal human weaknesses: greed, vanity, cowardice, and the desire to seem greater than one is.
The collection includes the stories: «Mr. Prokharchin», «Creepers», «Another Man's Wife and the Husband Under the Bed», «A Dreadful Joke», «Crocodile», «Bobok».

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