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Notes From Underground: Translated by Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky New Ed Edition, Kindle Edition

by Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator), Richard Pevear (Translator) Format: Kindle Edition

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FROM THE AWARD-WINNING TRANSLATORS RICHARD PEVEAR AND LARISSA VOLOKHONSKY

Dostoevsky's genius is on display in this powerful existential novel.

The apology and confession of a minor mid-19th-century Russian official, Notes from Underground, is a half-desperate, half-mocking political critique and a powerful, at times absurdly comical, account of man's breakaway from society and descent 'underground'.

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978-0099140115
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New Ed
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On Kindle Scribe
Publisher

Vintage Digital
Publication date

10 April 2010
Language

English
File size

2556 KB
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You read every shimmering, tormented word, mesmerised. This is Dostoevsky in distillation, a prelude not just to his leading works, but to the entire 20th century... How is it possible to have a character who evokes aspects of Hitler and Pooter, who is hilarious yet disturbing, and both villain and victim? Because Dostoevsky was a genius, and the narrator of Notes From Underground his most protean character, with whom you never quite know how you stand ― Sunday Times

Dostoevsky's is a genuinely disembodied voice, speaking for all sufferers and victims ― Guardian

About the Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky was born in Moscow on 11th November 1821. He had six siblings and his mother died in 1837 and his father in 1839. He graduated from the St Petersburg Academy of Military Engineering in 1846 but decided to change careers and become a writer. His first book, Poor Folk, did very well but on 23rd April 1849 he was arrested for subversion and sentenced to death. After a mock-execution his sentence was commuted to hard labour in Siberia where he developed epilepsy.He was released in 1854. His 1860 book, The House of the Dead was based on these experiences. In 1857 he married Maria Dmitrievna Isaeva. After his release he adopted more conservative and traditional values and rejected his previous socialist position. In the following years he spent a lot of time abroad, struggled with an addiction to gambling and fell deeply in debt. His wife died in 1864 and he married Anna Grigoryeva Snitkina. In the following years he published his most enduring and successful books, including Crime and Punishment (1865). He died on 9th February 1881.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003GFIVR0
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage Digital; New Ed edition (10 April 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2556 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 176 pages

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Palak

Thought provoking

Reviewed in India on 24 March 2020

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Notes from Underground was a strange read, to say the least. I was annoyed, amused, disgusted, surprised, and made to feel sad by Underground Man. While reading the first part, which is a monologue by our insolent Underground Man, I was so irritated I wanted to throw the book away. But I could not act on my impulses (just like Underground Man) and kept reading. I would've never picked up this book had it not been recommended to me by a college professor, and I'm glad it was. If you enjoy European history, this book is an excellent insight into the Russian intelligentsia's response to western European influences on Russia in the 19th century. It is also a brilliant analysis of human nature in all its ridiculousness. If you end up reading Notes from Underground, I can promise you that you will want to punch Underground Man, but I can also promise that you'll be so glad that you know him.

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Kaywire

A really engrossing "rant."

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2017

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I never thought a few years ago that I'd be reviewing a book by Dostoevsky and saying it was a cracking good read. But there you go - in the hands of very good translators that's what you have here. I think translators are the unsung heroes of our times. It's said that it is the first existential novel - I had to look that up - and it seems that I have read nearly all on the list without really knowing what it means - it appears that I like a really good rant. I have another one to add to the list - Knut Hansum's "Hunger." Now that's a rant and a half.

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