Titles In This Set:

1. Notes From The Underground
2. Crime and Punishment
3. The Brothers Karamazov
4. The Devils
5. The Idiot
6. The House of the Dead
7. White Nights & Other Stories

Description:

Notes From The Underground
“But what can a decent man speak of with most pleasure? Answer: Of himself. Well, so I will talk about myself.”

Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky is believed to be one of the earliest existential novels to be written. Recounted in the form of memories, the unnamed narrator describes a life of morbid isolation, that festers within itself anger, envy and self-hate. Written with biting sarcasm, the story reveals a suffering and tortured soul.

The narrator is always questioning things whereas others question little and act easily. He believes that societal expectations are shaping his actions.