Under Western Eyes is a novel by Joseph Conrad. The novel takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia and Geneva, Switzerland and is viewed as Conrads response to the themes explored in Crime and Punishment Conrad being reputed to have detested Dostoevsky. It is also, some say, Conrads response to his own early life his father was a famous revolutionary imprisoned by the Russians, but, instead of following in his fathers footsteps, at the age of sixteen Conrad left his native land forever. Indeed, while writing Under Western Eyes, Conrad suffered a weekslong breakdown during which he conversed with the novels characters in Polish.This novel is considered to be one of Conrads major works and is close in subject matter to The Secret Agent. It is full of cynicism and conflict about the historical failures of revolutionary movements and ideals. Conrad remarks in this book, as well as others, on the irrationality of life, the opacity of character, and the unfairness with which suffering is inflicted upon the innocent and poor and the careless disregard for fellow life with whom we share existence. (wikipedia.org)

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