The Insulted and Humiliated

Torn between loyalty and passion, Natasha abandons her family for the charming but selfish Alyosha, son of the ruthless Prince Valkovsky. Around them, Dostoevsky constructs a world where love collides with power, innocence with corruption, and human dignity with relentless suffering.

Written with a raw intensity that prefigures his later masterpieces, The Insulted and Humiliated reveals Dostoevsky’s deep concern for the outcasts of society and his unflinching exploration of moral struggle. It is both a moving story of personal sacrifice and a haunting meditation on compassion in a world that too often crushes the weak.