THE DOUBLE

In Fyodor Dostoyevsky''s ''The Double,'' the reader is plunged into the psychological turmoil of a government clerk whose life takes a sinister turn when his doppelganger appears. The book, written in Dostoyevsky''s signature style of introspective exploration and existential despair, delves deep into themes of identity, madness, and societal alienation. Set in mid-19th century St. Petersburg, the...