The house of the dead
- First published
- 1862
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The House of the Dead: or, Prison life in Siberia" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a semi-autobiographical novel published between 1860 and 1862. Based on Dostoyevsky's own four years in a Siberian labor camp, the work follows nobleman Aleksandr Petrovich Goryanchikov as he endures brutal conditions and hostility from fellow prisoners. Through vivid portrayals of convicts and their crimes, the narrator undergoes a spiritual transformation, discovering unexpected humanity among hardened criminals while exposing the tragic absurdity of prison life in Russia.
- Siberia (Russia)
- Exiles
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #37536. The house of the dead on Wikipedia.
