Notes from the Underground: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Notes from the Underground is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (1821–1881). The listed translation credits are Garnett, Constance (1861–1946).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Notes from the Underground" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novella published in 1864. This confession-style narrative follows a bitter, isolated former civil servant in St. Petersburg known as the Underground Man. Through philosophical monologues and personal anecdotes, he attacks determinism and utopian ideals, arguing that humans need suffering and irrationality to maintain freedom. He obsesses over past humiliations and social encounters, embracing spite and inaction while despising the rational self-interest that he believes has trapped him in unhappiness.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Notes from the Underground
- Author credits: Dostoyevsky, Fyodor (1821–1881)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Garnett, Constance (1861–1946)
Catalogue subjects
- Political fiction
- Russia -- History -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction
- Russia -- Officials and employees -- Fiction
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- Category: Novels
- Category: Russian Literature
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