Notes from Underground

It includes novellas such as "Poor Folk," "White Nights," "The Gambler," "Notes from Underground," "A Little Hero," and "The Crocodile," as well as the short story "The Heavenly Christmas Tree." The table of contents is arranged chronologically by publication date.

Among them, "Poor Folk" is the author's breakthrough work, marking "the birth of a new Gogol." Through the correspondence between Devushkin and Varenka, it depicts the tragic experiences and fate of "little people." "The Gambler" is known as "the author's autobiography in fiction." Based on his own experiences, the author explores the themes of romantic setbacks and gambling addiction, further expounding on the fundamental drivers of self-destruction. "Notes from Underground" is Dostoevsky's pivotal work as he entered the peak of his creative output, a declarative novel that bridges past and future, serving as a prelude to his later five magnificent masterpieces ("The Pentateuch").