I read The Idiot earlier this year. It is an absolute masterpiece, and that's not even reading it in its native tongue. He suffered through poor health, 4 years of exile & hard labor in Siberia (for revolutionary activities), and a lifelong gambling addiction. Yet he is unparalleled in the literary world. Born 191 years ago today (we're ignoring the Gregorian calendar), they don't make writers like this anymore.
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