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Notes from Underground

By Fyodor Dostoevsky
Series: The Norton Library
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Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a philosophical novel that delves into the mind of a disenchanted former civil servant living in St. Petersburg. The protagonist, known as the Underground Man, grapples with alienation and self-loathing, expressing his thoughts in a series of reflective and often contradictory narratives. This introspective journey explores themes of free will, societal norms, and the nature of human consciousness.
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Notes from Underground

"A Norton Library edition of Fyodor Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground, translated by Michael R. Katz"--

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About Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground

"The novels of Dostoevsky are seething whirlpools, gyrating sandstorms, waterspouts that hiss and boil and suck us in. They are composed purely and wholly of the stuff of the soul. Against our wills we are drawn in, whirled round, blinded, suffocated, and at the same time filled with a giddy rapture."

"Men are at the same time villains and saints; their acts are at once beautiful and despicable."

"It is all the same to him whether you are noble or simple, a tramp or a great lady. Whoever you are, you are the vessel of this perplexed liquid, this cloudy, yeasty, precious stuff, the soul." - Virginia Woolf

Series: The Norton Library

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Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky is often described as a profound exploration of existential and psychological themes, praised for its ahead-of-its-time narrative style. Reviewers comment on its intense examination of the human condition, the unreliable narrator, and its critical take on rationalism and free will. The book is seen as a challenging yet rewarding read, with philosophical depth that invites reflection and discussion.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393870862

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 December 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Contributors:

  • Translated by Michael R. Katz
  • Translated by Michael R. Katz
  • Translated by Michael Katz

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 125g

Pages: 176

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Fiction Fyodor Dostoevsky General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: The Norton Library

About the Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky wrote The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and many other novels. Michael R. Katz is C. V. Starr Professor Emeritus of Russian and East European Studies at Middlebury College. He has published translations of more than fifteen Russian novels, including Crime and Punishment and Notes from Underground. He lives in Cornwall, Vermont.

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