--- product_id: 10285152 title: "Notes from Underground and The Double (Penguin Classics)" price: "₱2335" currency: PHP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.ph/products/10285152-notes-from-underground-and-the-double-penguin-classics store_origin: PH region: Philippines --- # Notes from Underground and The Double (Penguin Classics) **Price:** ₱2335 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Notes from Underground and The Double (Penguin Classics) - **How much does it cost?** ₱2335 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ph](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/10285152-notes-from-underground-and-the-double-penguin-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Collected here in Penguin Classics are two of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's shorter works, Notes from Underground and The Double, translated by Ronald Wilks with an introduction by Robert Louis Jackson. Alienated from society and paralysed by a sense of his own insignificance, the anonymous narrator of Dostoyevsky's groundbreaking Notes from Underground tells the story of his tortured life. With bitter irony, he describes his refusal to become a worker in the 'anthill' of society and his gradual withdrawal to an existence 'underground'. 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 tragicomic study of human consciousness. Ronald Wilks's extraordinary new translation is accompanied here by an introduction by Robert Louis Jackson discussing these pivotal works in the context of Dostoyevsky's life and times. This edition also contains a chronology, bibliography, table of ranks and notes on each work. Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was born in Moscow. From 1849-54 he lived in a convict prison, and in later years his passion for gambling led him deeply into debt. His other works available in Penguin Classics include Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot and Demons. If you enjoyed Notes from Underground and The Double, you might like Dostoyevsky's Demons, also available in Penguin Classics. 'Notes from Underground, with its mood of intellectual irony and alienation, can be seen as the first modern novel ... That sense of 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 Review: Entertaining and thought-provoking - Always been intimidated by the idea of reading Dostoevsky, but these are both very pleasant and, dare I say, funny and entertaining reads. That is not to imply that it's all fun and games. There are very deep observations here related to human psychology and behavior. Highly recommend as an intro to Dostoevsky. I'm about to start reading Crime and Punishment thanks to this intro. Review: “The best definition of man is: a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful.” - I posted a couple of quotes from the book - and the desertcart ... algorithm? says: "Your review doesn't meet our community guidelines. Please edit and resubmit." Perhaps that is reason enough to buy the book. It is fairly provocative - an existentialist manifesto! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #14,428 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #422 in Psychological Fiction (Books) #561 in Classic Literature & Fiction #1,341 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,027 Reviews | ## Images ![Notes from Underground and The Double (Penguin Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81aAJMrr3ZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Entertaining and thought-provoking *by D***R on February 19, 2026* Always been intimidated by the idea of reading Dostoevsky, but these are both very pleasant and, dare I say, funny and entertaining reads. That is not to imply that it's all fun and games. There are very deep observations here related to human psychology and behavior. Highly recommend as an intro to Dostoevsky. I'm about to start reading Crime and Punishment thanks to this intro. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The best definition of man is: a being that goes on two legs and is ungrateful.” *by M***K on February 28, 2026* I posted a couple of quotes from the book - and the Amazon ... algorithm? says: "Your review doesn't meet our community guidelines. Please edit and resubmit." Perhaps that is reason enough to buy the book. It is fairly provocative - an existentialist manifesto! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Notes from Underground. *by J***S on March 12, 2026* Dostoevsky was a Genius. Excellent Philosophy, and great Book. 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