Seri's review
Notes from Underground, The Double and Other Stories (B&N Classics)
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Seri's review
Notes from Underground, The Double and Other Stories (B&N Classics) by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Seri's review
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recommended for: everyone should read this
The first time I read Notes from the Underground I was repulsed by the main character - but after a second reading you realize that The Underground Man is a rare hero - a hero of the modern condition. The scariest part about the Underground Man is you may see some of yourself in him. Deeply philosophical and perhaps Dostoevsky's darkest work. Not the similarities to Taxi Driver starring Robert Deniro.
The early short novella The Double is also inlcuded and is a great work! The story is very kafkaesque and absurd; about a man who meets his doppledanger. This must have been an inspiration for the films Fight Club and The Machinist.
Also included is White Nights (an uncharacteristic Dostoevsky story) and Dream of a Ridiculous Man(a great complement to Notes from the Underground. One complaint is this volume is a weak translation by Constance Garnett. You are better off going with any other translation.
The early short novella The Double is also inlcuded and is a great work! The story is very kafkaesque and absurd; about a man who meets his doppledanger. This must have been an inspiration for the films Fight Club and The Machinist.
Also included is White Nights (an uncharacteristic Dostoevsky story) and Dream of a Ridiculous Man(a great complement to Notes from the Underground. One complaint is this volume is a weak translation by Constance Garnett. You are better off going with any other translation.
