The Double: A Petersburg Poem (Version 2)

by Fyodor DOSTOYEVSKY (1821 - 1881)

Chapter I

The Double: A Petersburg Poem (Version 2)

In this classic novella, the life of a drab office clerk named Golyadkin begins to be haunted by his "doppelgänger," a man identical to him possessing all the charm and charisma Golyadkin lacks. This double shows up over and over again, succeeding in the things Golyadkin has failed to do throughout his life. As this double infiltrates himself more and more into Golyadkin's life, the reader is left wondering who he is and what his purposes might be. - Summary by Magda Wilde


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