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Acknowledgments ix The research and writing of this book were partly funded by a generous grant from the Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities at Northwestern University and by an individual research grant from the University Research Grants Committee. I am deeply grateful for the support and inspiration many people have provided over the years. The roots of this project go back to my first encounters with Dostoevsky under the guidance of Bill Todd. He mentored these ideas through every phase, and they would not have developed to completion without his patience, wisdom, and commitment. Sander Gilman generously offered insights that prompted profound revaluation of the project at several critical junctures. His feedback and encouragement were indispensable. Any new work on Dostoevsky owes a significant debt to the remarkable tradition of Dostoevsky scholarship in the United States, Europe, and Russia. The members of the International Dostoevsky Society bring infectious passion to their study of Dostoevsky’s life and works, and they energized this composition. I owe a special debt to the work and example of Ulrich Schmid, an inspiring Dostoevsky scholar and leader in the international community. Here in the United States, several people must be singled out for special thanks: Caryl Emerson, Robin Feuer Miller, Donna Orwin, and Nina Perlina. Our stimulating exchanges and their encouragement made a tremendous difference. The Northwestern University Slavic Department is the home of extraordinary individuals who contributed to this book. Clare Cavanagh and Séamas O’Driscoll gave generously of their time, insight, and friendship through the long process. The intellectual energy and friendship of Andrew and Elizabeth Wachtel sustained the work through difficult times. Gary Saul Morson tirelessly mentored the writing process; he has been an inspirational friend and mentor, nothing short of an intellectual lodestar. ...