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Dostoyevsky, Fyodor - Buried alive or ten years of penal servitude in Siberia [The House of the Dead] - New York - Henry Holt and company - 1881 - 17 cm - hardcover Number of pieces: 1 Pages: 361 pp. - First English translation of Dostoevsky's book. Memoir disguised as a novel of Dostoevsky's experiences and observations during his five-year exile and internment in Siberia. Its publication was the first in a long series of Russian "convict" novels. His ordeal over ten years, beginning with his arrest and mock execution in December 1849, influenced his writing until his death in 1881. This first English edition was the only English translation of his work to appear during his lifetime. Memories of the House of the Dead appeared in 1881 and was translated by Marie Von Thilo, of whom very little is known. Thinly disguised as a novel, this is an account of Dostoevsky's experiences and observations during his five-year exile and imprisonment in Siberia. Its publication was the first in a long series of Russian "convict" novels. His ordeal over ten years, beginning with his arrest and mock execution in December 1849, influenced his writing until his death in 1881. This first English edition was the only English translation of his work to appear during his lifetime. The House of the Dead was translated by the Marie Von Thilo, about whom very little is known.

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