Notes from Underground: A Dark Psychological Novel of Alienation, Resentment, and Self-Destruction - Softcover

Dostoevsky, Fyodor M

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798295852121

Verlag: Curated Collection Publishing, 2026

Inhaltsangabe

Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a dark, psychologically intense novel about alienation, resentment, and the destructive power of a mind at war with itself.

Its unnamed narrator-the Underground Man-is intelligent, bitter, isolated, and painfully aware of his own contradictions. From his cramped room in St. Petersburg, he delivers a fierce confession filled with anger, humiliation, wounded pride, and rebellion against the belief that human behavior can be explained by reason alone.

As he recalls a series of failed encounters, social humiliations, and acts of deliberate self-sabotage, the Underground Man reveals how deeply a person can crave connection while pushing others away. His encounter with Liza, a vulnerable young woman who offers him compassion, forces him to confront the cruelty, shame, and fear that govern his life.

First published in 1864, Notes from Underground is widely regarded as a foundational work of psychological and existential fiction. Dostoevsky's portrait of an isolated consciousness remains startlingly modern, exploring loneliness, free will, self-deception, and the human impulse to resist even what may be best for us.

This edition is prepared for clear, comfortable reading while preserving the intensity and unsettling power of the original work. For readers of classic literature, psychological fiction, philosophy, and dark character studies, Notes from Underground offers an unforgettable descent into the hidden conflicts of the human mind.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Curated Collection Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798295852121
• Einband: Paperback
• Anzahl der Seiten: 142
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