
VIERAS ROUVA
F. M. DOSTOJEVSKI
VIERAS ROUVA
MIES VUOTEEN ALLA
A nervous stranger in a tattered coat paces the St. Petersburg streets, repeatedly apologizing and pleading for help. When he finally summons the courage to ask a young, well‑dressed passerby a simple question, the encounter spirals into a bewildering mix of anxiety, politeness, and a vague, urgent request that hints at something missing in the city’s shadows.
Through terse dialogue and a fog‑laden setting, the story pulls listeners into the uneasy mind of a man teetering on the brink of madness. As the young gentleman wrestles with curiosity and the weight of the stranger’s desperation, the narrative captures the tension of a society where appearances mask deeper disquiet. In the first act, the stage is set for a psychological unraveling that asks both characters—and the audience—to confront the invisible forces that drive a lone figure to seek out a stranger for an answer that may never be straightforward.
Language
fi
Duration
~1 hours (81K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
2016-05-14
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1821–1881
Best known for turning guilt, faith, freedom, and desperation into unforgettable fiction, this Russian novelist wrote with unusual psychological depth. His life was marked by hardship, political danger, illness, and debt, and those pressures helped shape some of literature’s most intense and human novels.
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