Notes From Underground: Translated by Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

ISBN 10: 009914011X / ISBN 13: 9780099140115

Published by Vintage Classics, 1993

About this Item

1993. 1st Edition. paperback. Presenting the apology and confession of a minor mid-19th-century Russian official, this title offers a half-desperate, half-mocking political critique and an account of man's breakaway from society and descent 'underground'. Translator(s): Pevear, Richard; Volokhonsky, Larissa. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 132. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Notes From Underground: Translated by Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky
• Publisher: Vintage Classics
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 009914011X
• ISBN 13: 9780099140115
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

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'.

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.