THE ADOLESCENT by Fyodor Dostoevsky

featuring Jennifer Flaherty, Lecturer in Slavic and Eurasian Studies at Duke University

“One of the greatest novelists in all of world literature.” – Goodreads

“This new English version by the most acclaimed of Dostoevsky’s translators is a masterpiece of pathos and high comedy.” – Vintage Classics

“[Dostoevsky] seems to have been chosen by the destiny of Russian letters to become Russia’s greatest playwright, but he took the wrong turning and wrote novels.” Vladimir Nabokov, Lectures on Russian Literature

“The Adolescent is the most captivating of Dostoevsky’s novels.” —Konstantin Mochulsky, author of Dostoevsky: His Life and Work

Meeting Dates: Tuesdays, November 28, December 5 and 12, 2023

Cost: $55, includes a copy of the book shipped to your home

This is a hybrid program held at Flyleaf Books. A very limited number of virtual seats are available on a first come, first served basis.

Register online or call us at 919.962.1544. 

Due to the nature of the reading groups, refunds are not available.