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White Nights

By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky digital book - Fable

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A collection of short fiction from one of nineteenth-century Russia’s greatest novelists, the author of Crime and Punishment and The Brothers Karamazov.
 
These short stories offer a dazzling glimpse of life in the Russian Empire and penetrating portraits of unforgettable characters. In the titular story, a lonely man has a chance meeting with a sad young woman. Learning that she is in love with another, the man vows to help them reunite, while secretly hoping she’ll realize they are meant to be together. “Polzunkov” is a man who doesn’t mind playing the buffoon, and when he tells the story of how one of his April Fools’ jokes backfired—robbing him of the woman he hoped to marry—he gets the biggest laugh of all. In “A Christmas Tree and a Wedding,” a holiday party gives one guest the chance to compliment his host and hostess on their charming daughter, who just happens to be a future heiress. Five years later, his investment pays off.
 
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s skill at depicting the madcap, desperate, and malicious motivations of his characters is on full display in this remarkable collection of stories.

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Loudly Crying Face“White Nights is a novella about love, more specifically unrequited love which is why it seemed fitting (for me, at least) to read during valentines week. Plus, @/jackbenedwards recommended it and i think that sealed the deal for me. In its essence, white nights is about two people- our protagonist who identifies himself as a ‘dreamer’ and Nastenka, the woman he falls in love with. It’s fascinating how a story written in 1848 can still identify with so many people, me included. It’s filled with hope, joy, sorrow and passion that ultimately ends in heartbreak and THAT is what makes it a soul-wrenching read. It was almost like Dostoyevsky managed to look into the deepest recesses of my soul, identified parts of me that I myself didn’t realise existed and slathered them across the pages, creating a masterpiece. I mean, have you really read Dostoyevsky if it hasn’t altered the very fabric of who you were? If you haven’t read anything of Dostoyevsky and even if you have, I’d still recommend this to you!”

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