For some reason, probably involving too much wine, I made a mystery purchase on Amazon a couple of weeks ago. It arrived today and I tore the box open in eagerness to find out what the late-night-one-click-purchasing-me had bought me - something embarrassing, I assumed - and it turned out to be Notes From Underground, by an author Amazon's packing slip gives as Fyodor Paperback Dostoyevsky.
So that's what I buy when my inhibitions are low. I've succeeded in surprising myself. I have a very vague memory that a JG Ballard fan recommended it to me, possibly because it has an alienated narrator. Since Yahoogroups' search function has never worked, I'll probably never be able to corroborate that.
But hey, it's my first Dostoyevsky. Wish me luck.
2 comments:
Hi Sis
This is SPOOKY David asked for the same book for one of his Xmas presents - WOW.
Bruv
That is pretty spooky. I've never wanted a Dostoyevsky book before, that's for sure.
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