Day and Night - A Classic Love Anthology

Author: Dostoevsky (Russia) by Chen Chen
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Innocent Nastenka falls in love with a young lodger and confesses her love to him. The young lodger is going to Moscow for a year and promises her that if she doesn’t change, he will ask her grandmother’s hand in marriage upon his return. A year later, on the agreed date, around 10 p.m., she waits by the riverbank, leaning on the railing. But the lodger does not come, instead, he encounters "I" in the story. Moved by sympathy, "I" comforts her and even accompanies her in waiting. For four consecutive nights, the lodger never arrives. When the desperate girl decides to throw herself into "I’s" arms, the lodger finally arrives. The girl immediately breaks free from "I’s" arms and runs to him. The bright style, subtle poetic charm, and rich lyrical atmosphere make the entire novella feel like a ethereal and sparkling dream, a graceful and beautiful poem.