L. F. (Liubov Fedorovna) Dostoevskaia

Born in Dresden on September 14, 1869, Lyubov Fyodorovna Dostoevskaya was the daughter of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Anna Dostoevskaya. She later became known as a memoirist and writer, sometimes publishing under the name Aimée Dostoyevski.

She is remembered chiefly for Dostoevsky as Portrayed by His Daughter (also published as Dostoevsky According to His Daughter), a memoir that helped shape popular interest in her father’s private life. While readers should keep in mind that family memoirs can mix firsthand memory with personal interpretation, her book remains an important part of the long afterlife of Dostoevsky’s reputation.

Lyubov Dostoevskaya died on November 10, 1926, in Gries, now part of Bolzano, Italy. Her own story is closely tied to one of literature’s most famous families, but her writing still has value for listeners curious about how great authors are remembered by those who knew them at home.