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CONTENTSAn Honest ThiefUncle’s DreamA Novel in Nine LettersAn Unpleasant PredicamentAnother Man’s WifeThe Heavenly Christmas TreeThe Peasant MareyThe CrocodileBobokThe Dream of a Ridiculous Man

The text for this edition of Notes from Underground is Michael Katz’s acclaimed translation of the 1863 novel, which is introduced and annotated specifically for English-speaking readers.

The classic Russian novel about Prince Myshkin, an almost comically innocent Christ-like figure who embodies cynical Russia’s redemption, is presented in a new package featuring a new Afterword. (June)