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The Gentle Spirit

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 1876

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"The Gentle Spirit" (Russian: Krotkaia, Krotkaya), sometimes also translated as "The Meek One", is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky in 1876. The piece comes with the subtitle of "A Fantastic Story", and it chronicles the relationship between a pawnbroker and a girl that frequents his shop.

Genre
historical fictionliterary fictionromance
Themes
suicidephilosophymovies
Setting
Russiacollege
Audience
adult
Length
short · 46 pages
Form
short storiesnovella

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