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The Brothers Karamazov: What We Write About When We Write About Money

September 02, 2022 Ann Gelder Season 1
The Brothers Karamazov: What We Write About When We Write About Money
The Re-re-read: Craft Talks on Classic Literature
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The Re-re-read: Craft Talks on Classic Literature
The Brothers Karamazov: What We Write About When We Write About Money
Sep 02, 2022 Season 1
Ann Gelder

How does money work in fiction? Must it always *really* mean something else, like power or virtue or the lack thereof? In The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky shows how a specific amount of money can be just what it is--pure cash--while serving to drive the plot and reveal character.

Ann Gelder on Mastodon: @annbgelder@zirk.us

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How does money work in fiction? Must it always *really* mean something else, like power or virtue or the lack thereof? In The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoevsky shows how a specific amount of money can be just what it is--pure cash--while serving to drive the plot and reveal character.

Ann Gelder on Mastodon: @annbgelder@zirk.us