--- product_id: 3878472 title: "Demons: A Novel in Three Parts" price: "£19.58" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3878472-demons-a-novel-in-three-parts store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Demons: A Novel in Three Parts **Price:** £19.58 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Demons: A Novel in Three Parts - **How much does it cost?** £19.58 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3878472-demons-a-novel-in-three-parts) ## 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 A masterful translation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s rollicking novel that examines the effect of a charismatic but unscrupulous self-styled revolutionary leader on a group of credulous followers—from “the premier Russian-to-English translators of the era” ( The New Yorker ) “[Pevear and Volokhonsky] capture the feverishly intense, personal explosions of activity and emotion that manifest themselves in Russian life.”— The New York Times Book Review Inspired by the true story of a political murder that horrified Russia in 1869, Fyodor Dostoevsky conceived of Demons as a “novel-pamphlet” in which he would say everything about the plague of materialist ideology that he saw infecting his native land. What he emerged with in 1872 was at once his darkest novel until The Brothers Karamazov and his most ferociously funny. For alongside its relentlessly escalating plot of conspiracy and assassination, Demons (which earlier translators erroneously titled The Possessed ) is a blistering comedy of ideas run amok. And, like all of Dostoevsky’s novels, it is also a riot of literary voices, whose profusion, energy, and variety are rendered wonderfully in this English version. Review: Great book, great P&V Translation - Great book! Review: Great translation - Difficult subject material, but excellent translation. I hadn’t read much Dostoevsky since I read Crime and Punishment in college. This was much darker and was based on the true story of a politically motivated murder in Russia in 1869. Knowing that it was based on a true story made it that much darker. It was a difficult book to read, but I don’t regret reading it. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #23,123 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #220 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #665 in Classic Literature & Fiction #1,897 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,201 Reviews | ## Images ![Demons: A Novel in Three Parts - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51+XGsEqwRL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book, great P&V Translation *by A***Y on May 18, 2026* Great book! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great translation *by A***R on April 20, 2026* Difficult subject material, but excellent translation. I hadn’t read much Dostoevsky since I read Crime and Punishment in college. This was much darker and was based on the true story of a politically motivated murder in Russia in 1869. Knowing that it was based on a true story made it that much darker. It was a difficult book to read, but I don’t regret reading it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great books that's also great to read. *by E***L on January 22, 2010* Most of these reviews are about the ideas and politics of Demons (aka The Possessed), or how it compares to Dostoevski's other novels and its place among the "great" books. But you probably know what the book is about already and prefer to make up your own mind about its position in the canon--after you read it. What you really want to know is "will I like it?" The answer is emphatically YES! If you like Dostoevski, Turganev or Tolstoy, you love it. If you read Henry James, Thomas Hardy or George Eliot, you'll love it. If you have a taste for historical fiction, ideas and politics, you'll love it. The great strength of Devils is its characters. Each person is motivated by an `ism (liberalism, feudalism, atheism, nihilism, socialism, etc) which posses him or her like a demon, but they are not flat types or puppets. All the main players are fully drawn flesh and blood people. They have quirks and contradictions that make them completely real. You may not like these people, but they will fascinate you. There's not much plot in Demons. But so do a lot of superb novels: Zorba the Greek, Pale Fire, and David Copperfield, for example. Mark Twain admits Huck Finn has no plot, it's a series of escapades. Jake goes fishing, Brett picks bad men--that's The Sun Also Rises. The dramatic momentum of Demons comes from your own attempts to find a plot in the tensions between the characters (and literally in plotting of the plodding conspirators). Something is definitely going on, you're just never sure what. Part One feels very much like a typical Victorian novel. Men talk at their club. Women jockey for social gain. Rumors fly about linking and relinking the young people into love affairs and scandals. And then just below the surface, the (rather thick) narrator suddenly and nonchalantly exposes a mirroring network of links more sinister than social and anarchic than romantic. As these develop the machinations of the story move from marriage to murder. In this Dostoevski cleverly captures the reader in the same web of dread and paranoia that grips the characters. So it is the interplay of forces, the murkiness and dread that make Demons a page-turner. It's marvelous to experience Here's something else rarely mentioned: Dostoevski had a great sense of humor. There are a number of great comic scenes, gags and zippy one-liners. It's not his popular image, but old Teddy D was a funny guy. This translation (Pavear & Volokhonsky) is very successful at bringing out the humor and rendering into English the zestiness of the dialogue. ## Frequently Bought Together - Demons: A Novel in Three Parts (Vintage Classics) - Notes from Underground (Vintage Classics) - Crime and Punishment (Vintage 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.co.uk/products/3878472-demons-a-novel-in-three-parts](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/3878472-demons-a-novel-in-three-parts) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-06-10*