Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky

The Double Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky

The Double by Dostoevsky examines the psychological decline of the government clerk Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin. He finds out not only that he has a double but that his double is taking over his life. The double, who becomes known in the story as Golyadkin, Jr., is everything Golyadkin, Sr. is not: confident, charming, and sociable. This book contains a summary biography and photo.