Notes from Underground

Notes from Underground

Notes from Underground is a novel written by Fyodor Dostoevsky and originally published in 1864.

Fast Facts

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
Genre: Fiction
Publication Date: 1864
Publisher: Bantam Books
Pages: 176
ISBN 9780553211443
Famous First Line: "I am a sick man. ... I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased..."

Plot Synopsis

Notes from Underground follows an unnamed narrator, bitter about the experiences of his life and ranting about them. The man explains three stories in particular. The first is a bar fight, the narrator becomes obsessed with the police officer who broke it up. The second story details a dinner party, where the man ends up fighting with associates after they change the time of the meeting causing him to wait for an extra hour. The third segment involves the narrator's strange relationship with a prostitute he meets.

Critical Reception

"A section on responses offers parodies and works of imitation by writers including Woody Allen, Ralph Ellison, and Jean-Paul Sartre. There are also critical interpretations by both Russian and Western critics from the 19th and 20th centuries." - Booknews

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