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    White Nights and Other Stories
    White Nights and Other Stories
    White Nights and Other Stories
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    White Nights and Other Stories

    By Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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    Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821 – 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Dostoyevsky's literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social and spiritual context of 19th-century Russia. This translation by Constance Garnett from the original Russian is widely regarded as a reference. Garnett translated seventy volumes of Russian prose for publication, including all of Dostoyevsky's novels. Dostoyevsky's works of fiction include 17 short stories, in this edition we present 7 stories, including two of his 2 most famous works "White Nights" and "Notes From the Underground": WHITE NIGHTS, NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND, A FAINT HEART, A CHRISTMAS TREE AND A WEDDING, POLZUNKOV, A LITTLE HERO and MR. PROHARTCHIN.
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    Publishere-artnow
    Release dateDec 28, 2012
    ISBN4064066373290
    White Nights and Other Stories
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    Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    Fyodor Dostoyevsky was born in Moscow in 1821. He died in 1881 having written some of the most celebrated works in the history of literature, including Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and The Brothers Karamazov.

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    • 3/5
      A story about lonely people meeting by chance, the incomprehensible nature of love, and how even a momentary purpose can transform a life from pointless to poignant. As frequently featured in Dostoyevsky's work the main character is a bizarre figure that seemingly exists apart from society, an observer of life who has somehow managed to avoid participating in it. The female character isn't very fleshed out, but exists for the convenience of the narrative. The story isn't great but is probably worth reading for the final line: "my God, a whole moment of happiness! Is that too little for the whole of a man's life?" The story makes you feel as though it is.
    • 3/5
      A collection of short stories that, in my view, fall far short of Dostoevsky's better works. In general, I found the stories lacked any true substance, message or humor, and instead were simply short works which ranged from somewhat entertaining (at best) to dull (at worst). As a caveat, this book does contain Notes from the Underground, which is the one shining light among this mediocre collection. "Notes" is sometimes a difficult read, and yet at others contains masterful humor and wit. But for "Notes," which I consider a must read, there were no other stories worth mentioning.
    • 4/5
      I saw a film "Two Lovers" with Gweneth Paltrow and heard that it was based on the Dostoevsky tale, White Nights. This seemed implausible to me, but upon reading the story, I'm convinced. Main character is a social misfit (Asperger's syndrome, before anyone had ever heard of it?) who can't communicate with anyone. Then, one night, he meets a girl The two exchange confidences for four nights. Our hero is madly in love with her; she awaits the return of the man she hopes will rescue her from her miserable life. Prince Charming doesn't show; our misfit declares his love for her; she seems to be amenable . . . and then Prince Charming does show. Off she goes, and back into his miserable life goes our hero. Dostoevesky really does know the dark corners of the mind.And the movie isn't bad either.

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