A first-person "unwitting autobiography" written by Arkady a year after the events.

The novel jumps between high-society salons and "shady" loan sharks, mirroring the internal split in Arkady’s own character. 📖 Recommended Resources Full Text: Read for free at Project Gutenberg Australia .

His biological father, a charismatic but morally ambiguous nobleman.

The Idea of Kindred Love in F. M. Dostoevsky's The Raw Youth