Cover of White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky Ebook White Nights
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White Nights

Author
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Series
Food For Thought
Language
English
Length
58 pages
ISBN
9781787246119
Published
27 June 2018
Imprint
Adelphi Press
  • Dostoyevsky
  • Dostoyevskiy
  • nihilism
  • humanity
  • life
  • relationships
  • human nature
  • ethics
  • society
  • mystical

Description

Our narrator loves St. Petersburg at night time. He no longer feels comfortable during the day because all of the people he was used to seeing are not there. He drew his emotions from there. If they were happy, he was happy. If they were despondent, he was despondent. He felt alone when seeing new faces. He also knew the houses. As he strolled down the streets they would talk to him and tell him how they were being renovated or painted a new colour or being torn down. He lives alone in a small apartment in Saint Petersburg with only his older, non-social maid Matryona to keep him company.

Author

Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer and philosopher who is considered to be one of the greatest novelists of all time. His major works include Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov, and War and Peace. Dostoyevsky was known for his psychological insight, his criticism of social injustice, and his profound understanding of the human condition.