A new translation of the novel, which ranks among the most famous works of Russian literature. The young prince Myškin, completely impoverished and affected by epilepsy, experiences such wonderful stories after returning from the Swiss sanatorium that he falls back into his mental illness. He meets the merchant Parfjon Rogožin, in whom the prince sees above all an unhappy person and sympathizes with him. People who cannot understand his goodness call Myshkin an idiot, although he has so much inner nobility and humanity that he stands out from his surroundings. Myshkin charms with his innocence and composure - the author presents the hero as a person who could raise the world; but Myškin, with his philosophy of humility and all-love, brings misfortune to those he loves, and finally to himself...