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Notes from the Underground

Notes from the Underground

By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Fyodor Dostoyevskys brilliant short masterpiece delves into the mind of a ranting, slightly unhinged civil servant. With its striking stylistic inventiveness and sharp insights into the absurdities and frailties of human nature, this work feels remarkably contemporary. If it were published today, it would undoubtedly be hailed as an avant-garde post-modern triumph. While the text is rich with conversational philosophizing, the vividness and humor of the narrator make it a captivating and entertaining read. (Review by Hugh McGuire)Copyright 19th and 20th Century Fiction Art Literary History & Criticism Philosophy Social Sciences
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