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Федір Михайлович Достоєвський

* November 11, 1821 in Russian Federation - † February 9, 1881 in Russian Federation
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First published in 1846, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella "The Double" is a classic doppelgänger and the second major work published by the author. It is the story of Yakov Petrovich Golyadkin, a government clerk who believes that a fellow clerk has taken over his identity and is determined to bring about his ruin. …