Translated and with an Afterword by Andrew R. Thomas Mann described Dostoyevsky as „an author whose Christian sympathy is ordinarily devoted to human misery, sin, vice, the depths of lust and crime, rather than to nobility of body and soul”-and Notes From Underground as „an awe-and-terror-inspiring example of this sympathy.” The compelling works presented here were written at distinct periods in the author's life, at decisive moments in his groping for a political philosophy and a religious answer. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing of any value. A collection of powerful stories by one of the masters of Russian literature, illustrating Fyodor Dostoyevsky's thoughts on political philosophy, religion and above all, humanity.įrom the primitive peasant who kills without understanding that he is destroying a human life, to the anxious antihero of Notes From Underground-a man who both craves and despises affection-this volume and its often-tormented characters showcase Dostoyevsky's evolving outlook on man's fate. Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and: White. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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