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The Idiot: A journey into the depths of the human psyche The Idiot is one of Dostoevsky's masterpieces that has been widely recognised and continues to be published and translated into various languages around the world. This novel, like all of Dostoevsky's works, delves into the depths of the human psyche and its internal conflicts, showing us an intensification of feelings and desires. Dostoevsky portrays his characters as models that embody complex conflicts and tendencies. Prince Myshkin, who suffers from epilepsy, is met with his kindness and willingness to sacrifice and forgive, earning him the nickname 'the idiot'. The novel gives us a picture of the prince's life before his trip to Petersburg, where he gets to know his cousins and gets caught up in a whirlwind of emotions that affect the course of his life. Dostoevsky expresses his thoughts and feelings through his novel, as in most of his works, and this is reflected in the characters of the novel, especially the prince, who lives a conflict between his love for Aglaia, who mocks him while recognising his love, and his love for Anastasia, whom he loves with sympathy despite his description of her as an invalid. Sami al-Droubi's translation of the novel is an innovation that emulates Dostoevsky's genius. It was not a mere translation of the text into Arabic, but a masterful translation that readers agree captures the spirit of the novel in the most beautiful terms.