Notes from underground / Fyodor Dostoyevsky ; translated by Kyril Zinovieff and Jenny Hughes.

By:

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 [author]

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Russian Series: Alma classicsPublication details: London : Alma Classics, 2023.Description: xi, 146 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN:

9781847493743

Uniform titles:

Zapiski iz podpolʹi͡a. English

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LOC classification:

PG3326 .Z4 2023

Summary: The unnamed narrator of the novel, a former government official, has decided to retire from the world and lead a life of inactivity and contemplation. His fiercely bitter, cynical and witty monologue ranges from general observations and philosophical musings to memorable scenes from his own life, including his obsessive plans to exact revenge on an officer who has shown him disrespect and a dramatic encounter with a prostitute. Seen by many as the first existentialist novel and showcasing the best of Dostoevsky's dry humour, Notes from Underground was a pivotal moment in the development of modern literature and has inspired countless novelists, thinkers and film-makers.

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The unnamed narrator of the novel, a former government official, has decided to retire from the world and lead a life of inactivity and contemplation. His fiercely bitter, cynical and witty monologue ranges from general observations and philosophical musings to memorable scenes from his own life, including his obsessive plans to exact revenge on an officer who has shown him disrespect and a dramatic encounter with a prostitute.

Seen by many as the first existentialist novel and showcasing the best of Dostoevsky's dry humour, Notes from Underground was a pivotal moment in the development of modern literature and has inspired countless novelists, thinkers and film-makers.