Fyodor Dostoevsky’s 1864 novella, Notes from the Underground , is a foundational existentialist work featuring a bitter narrator who rejects rationalism and highlights the importance of free will. The text is divided into a philosophical monologue and a narrative section, with the narrator advocating for irrational human choice over logical, "crystal palace" ideologies. Access the text via Planet Publish at Planet Publish . Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
