The House of the Dead
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Czech • Public Domain • Free to stream
The House of the Dead (1862) is one of Fyodor Dostoevsky's most profound and personal works. Written after his own four years of imprisonment in a Siberian labour camp, the book follows a fictional narrator, Goryanchikov, as he recounts daily life among convicts — their customs, friendships, petty feuds, and moments of unexpected humanity. It is a deeply compassionate portrait of people society has condemned. Dostoevsky strips away the labels of criminal and victim to reveal the full complexity of the human spirit. A landmark of world literature, available to stream free.
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The House of the Dead was written by Fyodor Dostoevsky, based on his own four years of imprisonment in a Siberian labour camp.
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