Author:Fyodor Dostoyevsky,Ronald Wilks,Robert Louis Jackson
'That sense of the meaninglessness of existence that runs through much of twentieth-century writing - from Conrad and Kafka, to Beckett and beyond - starts in Dostoyevsky's work' Malcolm Bradbury
Alienated from society and paralysed by a sense of his own insignificance, the anonymous narrator of Dostoyevsky's Notes from Underground tells the story of his tortured life. With bitter irony, he describes his refusal to become a worker in the 'anthill' and his gradual withdrawal from society. The seemingly ordinary world of St Petersburg takes on a nightmarish quality in The Double when a government clerk encounters a man who looks exactly like him - his double perhaps, or possibly the darker side of his own personality. Like Notes from Underground, this is a masterly tragi-comic study of human consciousness.
Translated by Ronald Wilks with an Introduction by Robert Louis Jackson
Fine is a storyteller of brilliance, and this short tragedy is utterly compelling.
—— Kate Saunders - , The TimesAnne Fine is on sparkling form
—— Sunday TimesA sharp sense of danger always crackles in the background whenever Anne Fine writes for adults
—— The IndependentSubtle, nuanced, beguiling and often shocking.It will smash and grab your attention right from the start
—— The ScotsmanAnne Fine's trademark bite is ever-present in this short, sharp and typically dark novel ... leavened with an acute sense of humour
—— The Daily TelegraphDeploying both wit and daring, Fine pokes away at the cracks in our moral compass with the sharpest of pens
—— Sunday TimesA moving, passionate tale of two people in love
—— IndependentThanks to generous helpings of corruption, promiscuity, hedonism and celebrity, the Roman Empire feels startlingly modern
—— PsychologiesElegant, transfixing character-driven historical fiction
—— Financial TimesHer narrative moves in sensuous leisure...the landscape is exquisitely realised
—— Literary ReviewDunmore vividly recreates ancient Roman society...with intricate detail and tormented love, it's a must-read
—— ElleA big new book by a big new writer. Well done! Harkaway describes The Gone-Away World in words that whiz and ping like bullets ricocheting off the walls of the reader's mind. He's the real thing
—— Russell HobanA genuine panoramic, 3D, surround-sound, total-immersion, thrill-factor ten miracle - it is the kind of book that you just don't want to end! ... Engrossing, action-packed ... Very highly recommended
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