The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoevsky
An Extraordinary Incident
In this satirical short story, a man named Ivan Matveich is unexpectedly swallowed whole by a crocodile during a visit to an arcade with his wife, Elena Ivanovna, and a friend, Semyon Semyonitch. Remarkably, Ivan remains alive and well inside the creature, leading to a series of absurd and humorous events as he continues to communicate with the outside world. The story explores themes of bureaucracy, societal norms, and human folly, as Ivan's predicament becomes a spectacle and a subject of public and governmental interest, highlighting the absurdity of human behavior and the indifference of society to individual suffering.
- Published
- 1984
- Nationality
- Russian
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 20-30
- Original Language
- Russian
- Avg User Rating
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(3.0)
- Alternate Titles
- - Das Krokodil
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