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The unnamed narrator of the novel, a former government official, has decided to retire from the world and lead a life of inactivity and contemplation. His fiercely bitter, cynical and witty monologue ranges from general observations and philosophical musings to memorable scenes from his own life, including his obsessive plans to exact revenge on an officer who has shown him disrespect and a dramatic encounter with a prostitute. Seen by many as the first existentialist novel and showcasing the best of Dostoevsky's dry humour, Notes from Underground was a pivotal moment in the development of modern literature and has inspired countless novelists, thinkers and film-makers.

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Notes from Underground

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    A Paperback / softback by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Kyril Zinovieff, Jenny Hughes

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      Publisher Alma Classics
      Published 21 August 2014
      ISBN-13 9781847493743
      978-1847493743
      ISBN-10 1847493742
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      Fiction Classics Books by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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      Book Synopsis
      The unnamed narrator of the novel, a former government official, has decided to retire from the world and lead a life of inactivity and contemplation. His fiercely bitter, cynical and witty monologue ranges from general observations and philosophical musings to memorable scenes from his own life, including his obsessive plans to exact revenge on an officer who has shown him disrespect and a dramatic encounter with a prostitute. Seen by many as the first existentialist novel and showcasing the best of Dostoevsky's dry humour, Notes from Underground was a pivotal moment in the development of modern literature and has inspired countless novelists, thinkers and film-makers.

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      The real nineteenth-century prophet was Dostoevsky, not Karl Marx. -- Albert Camus

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