A man is tormented by his identical double in a chilling tale of identity and persecution.
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A man is tormented by his identical double in a chilling tale of identity and persecution.
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While his literary reputation rests mainly on such celebrated novels as Crime and Punishment , The Brothers Karamazov , and The Idiot , Dostoyevsky also wrote much superb short fiction. The Double is one of the finest of his shorter works. It appeared in 1846 (his second published work) and is by far the most significant of his early stories, not least for its successful, straight-faced treatment of a hallucinatory theme. In The Double , the protagonist, Golyadkin senior, is persecuted by his do...
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Sexual content
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No romantic or sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Minor psychological torment; no physical violence or gore.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content depicted.
Political content
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Minor social commentary on class and bureaucracy.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate psychological abuse and victimization by the protagonist's double.
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