Netochka NezvanovaBy: Fyodor Dostoyevsky The unfinished novel from one of Russia's greatest writers Netochka Nezvanovaa "Nameless Nobody"tells the story of a childhood dominated by her stepfather, Efimov, a failed musician who believes he is a neglected genius. The young girl is strangely drawn to this drunken ruin of a man, who exploits her and drives the family to poverty. But when she is rescued by an aristocratic family, the abuse against Netochka's delicate psyche