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The Petty Demon (Russian: Мелкий бес, romanized: Melkiy bes), also translated as The Little Demon, is a Symbolist novel by Russian writer Fyodor Sologub. It was published in a stand-alone edition in 1907 and quickly became popular, having ten printings during the author's lifetime.
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The Petty Demon. Fyodor Sologub ( Russian: Фёдор Сологу́б, born Fyodor Kuzmich Teternikov, Russian: Фёдор Кузьми́ч Тете́рников, also known as Theodor Sologub; 1 March [ O.S. 17 February] 1863 – 5 December 1927) was a Russian Symbolist poet, novelist, translator, playwright and essayist.
- Russian Symbolism
- The Petty Demon
- Poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist
While Sologub is well-regarded for his poetry, The Petty Demon is the work for which he is best known to the general public. The antihero is a provincial schoolteacher, Peredonov, notable for his complete lack of redeeming human qualities.
Fyodor Sologub, Murl Barker (Editor) 4.02. 2,590 ratings225 reviews. The Petty Demon is one of the funniest Russian novels. It is also the most decadent of the great Russian classics, replete with naked boys, sinuous girls, and a strange mixture of beauty and perversity.
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Fyodor Sologub: Мелкий бес (The Petty Demon; later: The Little Demon) Though this book was completed by 1902, Sologub did not publish it till 1907, when it had considerable success. It paints a portrait of a small Russian town and there is virtually no character in it (and there are a lot of characters) who comes out unscathed from ...
1 de mar. de 2013 · Fyodor Sologub spent an entire decade writing his most popular novel, “The Petty Demon,” which he completed in 1902. But editors repeatedly rejected the manuscript and the writer waited...
Fyodor Sologub. Abrams, Jan 16, 2009 - Literary Collections - 352 pages. The Petty Demon is one of the funniest Russian novels. It is also the most decadent of the great Russian classics,...
