Length1h 54m
About this audiobook
In the stark, fog-bound heart of St. Petersburg, two young clerks share a bond of profound friendship. Arkady Ivanovich, solid and pragmatic, watches with growing concern as his ecstatic friend Vasya Shumkov prepares for his wedding. Vasya is overwhelmed not by fear, but by a boundless, almost delirious joy at his impending happiness and the kindness life has shown him. Yet, in the bleak world of Dostoevsky’s early genius, such exaltation is perilously fragile. Assigned a rush job of urgent copying at the office, a simple task becomes an insurmountable obstacle in Vasya’s feverish state. What begins as a comedy of bureaucratic absurdity spirals into a devastating psychological drama.
A Faint Heart is a masterful exploration of the fine line between radiant joy and destructive mania, between gratitude and unbearable guilt. In this poignant short story, Dostoevsky unveils the tragic irony that for some souls, the weight of happiness can be heavier than the burden of despair.
A poignant gem from the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov, showcasing the early emergence of his profound insight into the human psyche.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.6 (41)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction, Literary Classics
Length1 hr 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1By the same author in the Cactus catalogue:
2A Faint Heart
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