Notes From Underground

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Buy Notes From Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Review: 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. Review: 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.