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Definition of Fyodor Dostoyevsky
1. Noun. Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881).
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer
Derivative terms: Dostoevskian, Dostoyevskian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Literary usage of Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Guide to Russian Literature (1820-1917) by Moissaye Joseph Olgin (1920)
"... have an idea of Fyodor Dostoyevsky. People outside of Russia do not like to
read Dostoyevsky. " He is too morbid," they say, " he may be very talented, ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1922)
"On January 25th we shall publish Fyodor Dostoyevsky By Aimée Dostoyevsky The
definitive biography of the great Russian for which his ever increasing public ..."
3. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"... CHARLES DINESEN, ISAK DOS PASSOS, JOHN DOSTOYEVSKY, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, FYODOR
DOSTOYEVSKY, FYODOR DOUGLAS, NORMAN DOYLE, SIR ARTHUR CONAN DREISER, ..."
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