{"product_id":"notes-from-the-underground-9780486270531","title":"Notes from the Underground","description":"In 1864, just prior to the years in which he wrote his greatest novels -- \u003ci\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Possessed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov -- \u003c\/i\u003eFyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) penned the darkly fascinating \u003ci\u003eNotes from the Underground\u003c\/i\u003e. Its nameless hero is a profoundly alienated individual in whose brooding self-analysis there is a search for the true and the good in a world of relative values and few absolutes. Moreover, the novel introduces themes -- moral, religious, political and social -- that dominated Dostoyevsky's later works. \u003ci\u003eNotes from the Underground\u003c\/i\u003e, then, aside from its own compelling qualities, offers readers an ideal introduction to the creative imagination, profundity and uncanny psychological penetration of one of the most influential novelists of the nineteenth century. Constance Garnett's authoritative translation is reprinted here, with a new introduction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his sympathetic portrayals of the downtrodden of 19th-century Russian society, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) exercised immense influence on modern writers. His novels featured profound philosophical and psychological insights that anticipated the development of psychoanalysis and existentialism.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626779676946,"sku":"9780486270531","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e9d91b2-dfa9-40f0-b89a-ccb105f430fe.jpg?v=1774962731","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/notes-from-the-underground-9780486270531","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}