Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1821-1881 creator Garnett, Constance 1861-1946 text utu 1996 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Notes from the Underground" by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a novella published in 1864. This confession-style narrative follows a bitter, isolated former civil servant in St. Petersburg known as the Underground Man. Through philosophical monologues and personal anecdotes, he attacks determinism and utopian ideals, arguing that humans need suffering and irrationality to maintain freedom. He obsesses over past humiliations and social encounters, embracing spite and inaction while despising the rational self-interest that he believes has trapped him in unhappiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notes_from_Underground Release date is 1996-07-01 Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines Original publication data not identified Political fiction Russia -- History -- 1801-1917 -- Fiction Russia -- Officials and employees -- Fiction PG Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/600 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/600 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133033.0 600