Notes from Underground and The Double | Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Two of Dostoevsky's shorter novels are presented here in one volume: the Dystopian tale of the Underground Man, a retired civil servant living in St Petersburg who criticises much of western philosophy and contemporary society, and the story of Golyadkin who on a bitter snowy night encounters a stranger who looks exactly like him, hence the title - The Double. They become friends, but then Golyadkin realises that unlike himself, his double is socially successful - likeable and charming - and thus the relationship starts to deteriorate. Golyadkin is caught up in a psychological battle that can…