--- product_id: 46203890 title: "Notes from the Underground" brand: "fyodor dostoevskykirsten lodge" price: "HK$262" currency: HKD in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.hk/products/46203890-notes-from-the-underground store_origin: HK region: Hong Kong --- # Notes from the Underground **Brand:** fyodor dostoevskykirsten lodge **Price:** HK$262 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Notes from the Underground by fyodor dostoevskykirsten lodge - **How much does it cost?** HK$262 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hk](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/46203890-notes-from-the-underground) ## Best For - fyodor dostoevskykirsten lodge enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted fyodor dostoevskykirsten lodge brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Notes from the Underground ## Images ![Notes from the Underground - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8178rk16D8L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐ THE EBOOK IS NOT THE PEVEAR TRANSLATION! This is ... *by P***A on Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017* THE EBOOK IS NOT THE PEVEAR TRANSLATION! This is flagrant product misrepresentation by Amazon. They listed an e-book version of the PEVEAR translation and when I downloaded it and opened it on my device it is NOT the same translation as you can see in the peak inside of the printed version. You can find free online versions of this translation that Amazon is falsely selling as the PEVEAR translation in lots of places online. Amazon cheated! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ From a Crawl Space *by V***K on Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2017* As usual with Dostoevsky, the read is complex, even in this instance with the simplest of storylines - an old man ranting. The complexity comes from Dostoevsky's amazing ability to articulate the waves of thought behind human emotion - the flood and ebb of reasoning, the articulation of the irrational. But complexity extends well beyond style. Dostoevsky counters and buttresses contemporaneous philosophical thought using the rantings of his protagonist, "the underground man", the narrator. For those not familiar with Søren Kierkegaard and Nikolay Chernyshevsky (and here I admit my own ignorance) even a quick read of the short, but well done Wikipedia article on this title will be a very useful primer. Interestingly, the reviewer mentions that 'underground' is a flawed translation of the Russian and that 'crawl space' (my alternative) or something like it, might be more apt, implying; underneath the structure and within the loathsomeness of darkness, rats, snakes, spiders, and evil spirits.Part I "underground" overwhelms, tediously with rant, still, the reader comes away with a sense of the underground man's misery, frustration, and disgust at life. It is a pure rant with minimal structure. In part II "Apropos the wet snow" we are taken on a - years earlier - 'social encounter' of the underground man. It does not go well - in fact, the reader will now feel, compellingly, albeit without sympathy, the narrator's hatefulness.Dostoevsky's novels so overwhelm with depth and seriousness that other authors on the list of '100 greatest books' (which I am reading through) can seem well behind. In order NOT to be that reviewer who ‘gushes’ 5-stars at everything picked-up - and because this isn’t my favorite Dostoyevski novel I’ll give it 4-stars (but if my arm were twisted - even a little - 5! ;-).(translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, Publisher: Aegitas April 20, 2017) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ It’s definitely Dostoevsky *by A***Y on Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2018* The first part of the book is phenomenal and timeless. It speaks about how resentment is a part of human nature or maybe how humans will never be satisfied, that it is perhaps ontologically necessary that we cannot experience satiety or fulfillment. I’m not quite sure how to word it, but if you read it for yourself that would be cool, and then you could tell me what it is that I read. I thought the first part was an absolutely brilliant nsight into human natureThe second part is about an angry Russian guy being an angry (and especially miserable) Russian guy. It feels uniquely Russian. I found the second part hard to relate to—probably because I’m not a Russian from the 19th century. But the texture was vivid: I could feel like the spite and the cold wind. Dostoevsky does an amazing job of carefully invoking a vivid image (of something Russian.) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hk/products/46203890-notes-from-the-underground](https://www.desertcart.hk/products/46203890-notes-from-the-underground) --- *Product available on Desertcart Hong Kong* *Store origin: HK* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*