Notes from the Underground

Notes from Underground, an 1864 novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, is often regarded as the first existentialist novel. Presented as a rambling memoir of an isolated and bitter unnamed narrator, it explores themes of human psychology, philosophy, and social critique in 19th-century Russia. The book combines monologue with personal reflections, offering an introspective look into the mind of a complex, unreliable narrator.