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The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society.The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent like himself, despite some early successes and relentless pursuit by grotesque fortune-hunters. His naive gaucheries give rise to extreme reactions among his new acquaintance, ranging from anguished protectiveness to mockery and contempt.But even before reaching the city, during the memorable train journey that opens the novel, he has encountered the demonic Rogozhin, the son of a wealthy merchant – who is in thrall to the equally doomed Nastasia Filippovna: beautiful, capricious and destructively neurotic, she joins with the two weirdly contrasted men in a spiralling dance of death…

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Episodes

  1. 01 – Part I, Chapter 1

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  2. 02 – Part I, Chapter 2

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  3. 03 – Part I, Chapter 3

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  4. 04 – Part I, Chapter 4

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  5. 05 – Part I, Chapter 5

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  6. 06 – Part I, Chapter 6

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  7. 07 – Part I, Chapter 7

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  8. 08 – Part I, Chapter 8

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  9. 09 – Part I, Chapter 9

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  10. 10 – Part I, Chapter 10

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  11. 11 – Part I, Chapter 11

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  12. 12 – Part I, Chapter 12

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  13. 13 – Part I, Chapter 13

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  14. 14 – Part I, Chapter 14

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  15. 15 – Part I, Chapter 15

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  16. 16 – Part I, Chapter 16

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  17. 17 – Part II, Chapter 1

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  18. 18 – Part II, Chapter 2

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  19. 19 – Part II, Chapter 3

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  20. 20 – Part II, Chapter 4

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  21. 21 – Part II, Chapter 5

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  22. 22 – Part II, Chapter 6

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  23. 23 – Part II, Chapter 7

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  24. 24 – Part II, Chapter 8

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  25. 25 – Part II, Chapter 9

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  26. 26 – Part II, Chapter 10

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  27. 27 – Part II, Chapter 11

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  28. 28 – Part II, Chapter 12

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About this show

The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society.The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent like himself, despite some early successes and relentless pursuit by grotesque fortune-hunters. His naive gaucheries give rise to extreme reactions among his new acquaintance, ranging from anguished protectiveness to mockery and contempt.But even before reaching the city, during the memorable train journey that opens the novel, he has encountered the demonic Rogozhin, the son of a wealthy merchant – who is in thrall to the equally doomed Nastasia Filippovna: beautiful, capricious and destructively neurotic, she joins with the two weirdly contrasted men in a spiralling dance of death…

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky have?

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky has 28 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on January 2, 2026.

What is The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about?

The extraordinary child-adult Prince Myshkin, confined for several years in a Swiss sanatorium suffering from severe epilepsy, returns to Russia to claim his inheritance and to find a place in healthy human society.The teeming St Petersburg community he enters is far from receptive to an innocent...

How often does The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky release new episodes?

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky publishes daily, based on its 28 episodes since December 2025.

Who hosts The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is created and hosted by Loyal Books.
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