Literature professor Levitt: Americans do not consider Dostoevsky's books depressive in the United States refer to the work of Fyodor Dostoevsky. According to him, the writer's books are not considered too dark, RIA Novosti reports.
“In general, I have not heard from my students that Dostoevsky seemed too depressing or dark to them, the assessments that I hear from my Russian friends “, – said Levitt.
The interest of Americans in Dostoevsky is” constant “, the professor emphasized. His works are especially interesting for university students, as they are devoted to the “teenage crisis of faith.” “Many of them are just experiencing this at this age,” the specialist noted.
The most popular and understood works of Dostoevsky in the United States, Levitt called “Crime and Punishment” and “The Brothers Karamazov”, since “they are comparatively simple narratives, unlike the “Idiot” or “Demons”. ”
According to the professor, the difficulties in reading Dostoevsky attract readers. Adaptations of his works would help make the writer's work more popular in the United States. “Does this also help more people to learn about his legacy or to understand Russia better? I think so, definitely, “he concluded.
Earlier it became known that the Russians preferred Dostoevsky to Dontsova. In 2021, publishers published more books by Fyodor Dostoevsky than by Daria Dontsova.