'I am a sick person. I am a spiteful person. An unattractive person, too . . .'In the depths of a cellar in St. Petersburg, a retired civil servant spews forth a passionate and furious note on the ills of society. The underground man's manifesto reveals his erratic, self-contradictory and even sadistic nature. Yet Dostoyevsky's disturbing character causes an uncomfortable flicker of recognition, and we see in him our own human condition.
| ISBN: | 9780857861283 |
| Publication date: | 25th October 2012 |
| Author: | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor |
| Publisher: | Canongate Books |
| Format: | Ebook |
'I am a sick person. I am a spiteful person. An unattractive person, too . . .'In the depths of a cellar in St. Petersburg, a retired civil servant spews forth a passionate and furious note on the ills of society. The underground man's manifesto reveals his erratic, self-contradictory and even sadistic nature. Yet Dostoyevsky's disturbing character causes an uncomfortable flicker of recognition, and we see in him our own human condition.
Notes From Underground features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary
Notes From Underground is available in Hardback, Paperback, Ebook
Notes From Underground was written by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor and published by Canongate Books
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