{"product_id":"notes-from-underground","title":"Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNotes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"Notes from the Underground\"\u003c\/b\u003e—published in 1864—is \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"50\"\u003eFyodor Dostoyevsky’s\u003c\/b\u003e psychological hand grenade. It is widely considered by literary historians to be the world's very first existentialist novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"1\"\u003eWritten during a period of intense personal trauma for Dostoyevsky—his wife was dying, his brother had just passed away, and he was drowning in gambling debt—the book was framed as a direct, savage counter-attack against the optimistic, rationalist philosophies dominating 1860s Russia. Through his nameless narrator, the \"Underground Man,\" Dostoyevsky built a complex psychological profile of a deeply isolated, bitter, and hyper-conscious individual who chooses self-destruction over compliance with a perfect, calculated world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"24\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"24\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eKey Dramatic Scenes in Part II\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"25\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"25,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"25,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Confrontation with the Officer (Chapter 1):\u003c\/b\u003e The narrator is ignored by a tall military officer in a tavern, who moves him out of the way without even noticing him. Obsessed with this slight, the narrator spends \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"25,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"215\"\u003eyears\u003c\/i\u003e planning a meticulous public revenge, writing letters he never sends, and saving money to buy a high-quality velvet collar for his coat so he can look equal when he intentionally bumps into the officer on the sidewalk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"25,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"25,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Disastrous Dinner Party (Chapter 3):\u003c\/b\u003e The narrator crashes a farewell dinner for his old school acquaintance, Zverkov. He spends the evening walking up and down the room for three hours in silence, drinking heavily, insulting the guests, and ruining the atmosphere, trapped in a agonizing cycle of wanting to be accepted while simultaneously wanting to be hated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"25,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"25,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Rejection of Liza (Chapter 9):\u003c\/b\u003e When Liza actually comes to his wretched apartment seeking the salvation he eloquently promised her at the brothel, he feels exposed and humiliated by his obvious poverty. Instead of embracing her, he lashes out, screaming that he was only mocking her to feel powerful. Liza’s quiet insight into his profound unhappiness causes him to completely unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: Philosophy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding: সেলাই করা বাইন্ডিং\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuality: Premium Quality Books.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting: High Quality Printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper: Eye Friendly paper (Cream White)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover: Matt cover (Paperback).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Books BD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47293959241913,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/0874\/6169\/files\/Notes_from_Underground.jpg?v=1779862858","url":"https:\/\/royalbooksbd.com\/products\/notes-from-underground","provider":"Royal Books BD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}