Dostoevsky
FEODOR MICHAIL- OVITCH (dōs-to-yev'skē) a Russian novelist; born in Moscow, Nov. 11, 1821.
His first book, "Poor Folk" (1846) is an example of his talent for psychological analysis. He was condemned to the Siberian mines in 1849 for a socialist conspiracy, but in 1859 returned to St. Petersburg and resumed literary work.
Dead The thrilling "Memoirs of a Dead of House," describes penal life in Siberia.
His most celebrated novel is "Crime and Punishment" dramatized in France and the United States. "Complete Works," 14 volumes. There are translations of all of his works. He died in St. Petersburg, Feb. 8, 1881. a