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About This Novel
"Notes from the Underground" is a novel written by the Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky. The book is narrated in the first person by the protagonist, the Basement Man, who is a retired civil servant in his forties. His heart is full of pathological inferiority, but he often analyzes himself. The book mainly consists of two parts: The first part is a long monologue by the man in the basement, which discusses philosophical issues such as free will, human irrationality, and historical irrationality. The second part is about the basement man tracing his past and how he met Lisa, a prostitute. "Notes from the Underground" is not only Dostoevsky's masterpiece, but also previews his five subsequent important novels: "Crime and Punishment", "The Idiot", "The Demons", "The Boy", and "The Brothers Karamazov". The book is also considered a turning point in Dostoevsky's creative process. Nobel Prize winner Gide believed: "This novel is the pinnacle of his writing career, his masterpiece, or, if you like, it can be said to be the key to his thoughts."
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Official(3)Scraped 7d ago
Even if you read this book in the winter when you are wrapped in thick clothes, you will feel naked and have nowhere to hide.
Read in three hours
The feeling of looking in the mirror. Tuo Weng always penetrates my heart like this, and every word is like a sharp knife cutting into my heart thousands of times.
Russian is indeed very poisonous, no need to say more...
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Community(0)
Official(3)Scraped 7d ago
Even if you read this book in the winter when you are wrapped in thick clothes, you will feel naked and have nowhere to hide.
Read in three hours
The feeling of looking in the mirror. Tuo Weng always penetrates my heart like this, and every word is like a sharp knife cutting into my heart thousands of times.
Russian is indeed very poisonous, no need to say more...
