Today I learned on Nostr: TIL Dostoievsky's greatest joy was writing the character of 'Karazinov', in 'The ...

TIL Dostoievsky's greatest joy was writing the character of 'Karazinov', in 'The Devils' (1872), a scurrilous portrait of his rival, the poet Turgenev. When a fire broke out on board a ship, Turgenev apparently rushed from one crewman to the next, screaming, "Save me! I am my mother's only son!".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turgenev
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