Notes from the Underground
Open Library readers: 4.30 / 5 from 47 ratings. Separate from ratings here.Catalogue checked 2026-10-02.
Its nameless hero is a profoundly alienated individual in whose brooding self-analysis there is a search for the true and the good in a world of relative values and few absolutes. Moreover, the novel introduces themes — moral, religious, political and social — that dominated Dostoyevsky's later works.
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Bibliographic source: Open Library- Who wrote Notes from the Underground?
Notes from the Underground is by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The catalogue records its first publication in 1960. A later edition may have a different publication date on its copyright page.
- How long is Notes from the Underground?
The catalogue records 132 pages for a representative edition. Pagination varies with the publisher, format, type size and translation, so check the edition you intend to read.
