Notes from Underground; The Double
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'It is best to do nothing The best thing is conscious inertia So long live the underground 'Alienated from society and paralysed by a sense of his own insignificance, the anonymous narrator of Dostoyevsky's groundbreaking Notes from Underground tells the story of his tortured life. With bitter sarcasm, he describes his refusal to become a worker in the 'ant-hill' of society and his gradual withdrawal to an existence 'underground'. The seemingly ordinary world of St Petersburg takes on a nightmarish quality in The Double when a government clerk encounters a man who exactly resembles him - his double perhaps, or possibly the darker side of his own personality. Like Notes from Underground, this is a masterly study of human consciousness.Jessie Coulson's introduction discusses the stories' critical reception and the themes they share with Dostoyevksy's great novels.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0140442529
ISBN13:9780140442526
Release Date:July 1972
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.43 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.2" x 7.8"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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A master of discerning the heart
Published by Jay , 6 months ago
These are two great stories to introduce you to Fyodor Dostoyevsky. They are shorter and more accessible to a beginner reader. I cannot recommend them enough.
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