--- product_id: 498275779 title: "The House of the Dead (Penguin Classics)" price: "¥3950" currency: JPY in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/498275779-the-house-of-the-dead-penguin-classics store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # The House of the Dead (Penguin Classics) **Price:** ¥3950 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The House of the Dead (Penguin Classics) - **How much does it cost?** ¥3950 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/498275779-the-house-of-the-dead-penguin-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s harrowing, semi-autobiographical novel about the internal transformation of a man serving ten years in a remote Siberian prison “In order to understand the significance of the style and structure of the book, it is necessary to bear in mind that it was the result of a terrible mental, spiritual, and physical ordeal. . . . The point about the novel, however, is that it charts the reawakening of a man without a personality .”—from the Introduction Here was the house of the living dead, and a life like none other upon earth. In January 1850, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was sent to a remote Siberian prison camp for his part in a political conspiracy. The four years he spent there, startlingly re-created in The House of the Dead , were the most agonizing of his life. In this fictionalized account he recounts his soul-destroying incarceration through the cool, detached tones of his narrator, Aleksandr Petrovich Goryanchikov: the daily battle for survival, the wooden plank beds, the cabbage soup swimming with cockroaches, his strange ‘family’ of boastful, ugly, cruel convicts. Yet The House of the Dead is far more than a work of documentary realism: it is also a powerful novel of redemption, describing one man’s spiritual and moral death and the miracle of his gradual reawakening. This Penguin Classics edition includes notes and an introduction by David McDuff discussing the circumstances of Dostoyevsky’s imprisonment, the origins of the novel in his prison writings, and the character of Aleksandr Petrovich. Review: Classic Russian novel - This is a good entry point for reading through Dostoevsky’s novels, the project I have set out for the next 12-18 months. History has already rendered its opinion on the great Russian novelist but I will toss in my 2 cents worth. My version has a different cover design but the same content and translator. This translation has a very British sound to it but seemed very good. A few brief notes were included that clarified what would have been very obscure references. The print is on the small side and some of the paragraphs consume more than a page. Keeping all the names straight is an ongoing challenge. Nice inexpensive paperback ( used). Looking forward to some short stories and then on to the bigger novels. Join me in this reading challenge. Review: An Epistemological Masterpiece - Dostoevsky's 4-year prison sentence was a hellish experience for the author. From it came a literary masterpiece: The House of the Dead. His insight into the human psyche is superb here as it is elsewhere in his other masterpieces- he masterly captures the emotions, tensions, and unspoken thoughts among his protagonists. He slow-walks his reader deep into the oppressive bowels of his prison life. While weaving stories of seared souls he paints raw unforgettable tableaus that excite all the senses of the psyche. But his triumph lies not just there but also in drawing a universal psychological portraiture of the incarcerated criminal, of his social life behind prison walls, his interactions with penal professionals, his aspirations, and above all his stunted personhood. The universality of this masterpiece is not limited to the prison life but also it embraces the condition of the sinning or erring Man. It erects blueprints for understanding and for restoring his brokenness. It sets the ground for a spiritual exercise of restoration and rehabilitation. A must read. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #45,576 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,552 in Classic Literature & Fiction #2,523 in Psychological Thrillers (Books) #3,635 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 191 Reviews | ## Images ![The House of the Dead (Penguin Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81aY-72kskL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Classic Russian novel *by M***D on March 4, 2026* This is a good entry point for reading through Dostoevsky’s novels, the project I have set out for the next 12-18 months. History has already rendered its opinion on the great Russian novelist but I will toss in my 2 cents worth. My version has a different cover design but the same content and translator. This translation has a very British sound to it but seemed very good. A few brief notes were included that clarified what would have been very obscure references. The print is on the small side and some of the paragraphs consume more than a page. Keeping all the names straight is an ongoing challenge. Nice inexpensive paperback ( used). Looking forward to some short stories and then on to the bigger novels. Join me in this reading challenge. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An Epistemological Masterpiece *by T***E on November 4, 2025* Dostoevsky's 4-year prison sentence was a hellish experience for the author. From it came a literary masterpiece: The House of the Dead. His insight into the human psyche is superb here as it is elsewhere in his other masterpieces- he masterly captures the emotions, tensions, and unspoken thoughts among his protagonists. He slow-walks his reader deep into the oppressive bowels of his prison life. While weaving stories of seared souls he paints raw unforgettable tableaus that excite all the senses of the psyche. But his triumph lies not just there but also in drawing a universal psychological portraiture of the incarcerated criminal, of his social life behind prison walls, his interactions with penal professionals, his aspirations, and above all his stunted personhood. The universality of this masterpiece is not limited to the prison life but also it embraces the condition of the sinning or erring Man. It erects blueprints for understanding and for restoring his brokenness. It sets the ground for a spiritual exercise of restoration and rehabilitation. A must read. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Small font *by C***M on March 10, 2025* This book was difficult because of its subject matter. The text is a small print, the book felt longer than 350 pages ## Frequently Bought Together - The House of the Dead (Penguin Classics) - Demons (Penguin Classics) - The Brothers Karamazov: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue (Penguin Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/498275779-the-house-of-the-dead-penguin-classics](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/498275779-the-house-of-the-dead-penguin-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-06-23*