The Double

The Double
ISBN-10
1987955412
ISBN-13
9781987955415
Series
The Double
Category
Fiction
Pages
144
Language
English
Published
2015-06-02
Publisher
Joe Books Ltd
Author
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Description

After an uncomfortable and embarrassing evening at a party, the unsociable Golyadkin meets his double and soon discovers that this more charming and successful version of himself intends to take over his life and drive him to the edge of sanity.

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