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Under Western Eyes
Contributor(s): Conrad, Joseph (Author)

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ISBN: 0486431649     ISBN-13: 9780486431642
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2003
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Annotation: Political turmoil convulses 19th-century Russia, as Razumov, a young student preparing for a career in the czarist bureaucracy, unwittingly becomes embroiled in the assassination of a public official. Asked to spy on the family of the assassin -- his close friend -- he must come to terms with timeless questions of accountability and human integrity.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Historical - General
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2003051579
Age Level: 14-UP
Grade Level: 9-UP
Series: Dover Thrift Editions
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.24" W x 8.24" L (0.47 lbs) 249 pages
Features: Ikids, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 50688
Reading Level: 9.1   Interest Level: Upper Grades   Point Value: 21.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Acclaimed as one of Conrad's finest literary achievements, this gripping novel deftly depicts the political turmoil of nineteenth-century Russia and follows the dramatic developments in the life of a student, Razumov, as he prepares for a career in the czarist bureaucracy.
In a plot that twists and turns, Razumov unwittingly becomes embroiled in a revolutionary conspiracy when he gives refuge to a fellow student who assassinated a public official. Increasingly enmeshed in the radical's political intrigue, he betrays the anarchist who had placed blind faith in him. The authorities then dispatch Razumov on a mission to spy on the revolutionary's sister and mother.
A fascinating character study, Under Western Eyes hauntingly reveals Razumov's preoccupation with questions of decency and accountability when confronted by the equally powerful values of human integrity and moral strength.
 
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