Book description
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November, 1821 to distinguished parents who came from a multi ethnic and denominational Lithuanian background. His father Mikhail's family were priests as was expected of him but he ran away from home breaking all ties with his family and became a senior physician at Marinksy Hospital for the Poor in Moscow where Fyodor was born. Until he was 16 his family lived in an apartment on the property of the hospital amid an orphanage, insane asylum and a cemetery for criminals. This was hugely impressionable on the young Fyodor who often disobeyed his father by talking to the ill in the hospital gardens. At 9 years old Fyodor experienced his first epileptic fit. Fyodor's nanny told him a wide range of stories from a very young age as did his parents, with his mother using the Bible to teach him to read. Both his parents died when he was still a teenager but had already enrolled put him in a military academy where he graduated and eventually became a Lieutenant in 1842. He left military service the next year and in 1846 published his first novel Poor Cow to great literary acclaim. However, his second book was unable to consolidate this success but he did continue to write and publish short stories. As he began his next work he was arrested, convicted and incarcerated for treason and participation in the political and literary Petrashevsky Circle. The case was weak and unjustified but he was sentenced to 4 years hard labour followed by 5 years military service in the Siberian regiment. His remarkable life together with his outstanding talent produced exceptional works of literature that have been translated into 170 languages including Crime and Punishment, the Idiot and of course Brothers Karamazov. His ability to get under the skin of his characters and show the inner workings of their mind was hugely influential as it was so ahead of its time. This psychological characterisation was further enhanced with an interaction of the broader social, spiritual and political forces that were at work in a person's psyche. This is clearly evidenced in the Brothers Karamazov which once read makes it abundantly clear why Dostoyevsky influenced so many others and remains one of the greats of world literature. Fyodor Dostoevsky struggled financially and remained in poor health for much of his adult life. He died of a haemorrhage of the lung on 9th February, 1881.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience