White Night -- The Collected Works of Dostoevsky

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky (Russia), translated by Rong Rude and others
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: White Nights is a collection of middle and long by the great Russian writer of the 19th century, Fyodor Dostoevsky, including the famous works Poor Folk, White Nights, and The Gambler. Poor Folk tells the story of the impoverished protagonist, Zhertushkin, who shows warm and selfless care and help to the orphaned Varvara like a loving father. However, under the pressure of social environment, Varvara is taken away by the cunning and treacherous merchant, which deeply grieves Zhertushkin. White Nights depicts the innocent girl, Natasha, falling in love with her boarder. They agree to meet on a bridge after a year, but the boarder does not appear on time. The narrator comforts the heroine and accompanies her in waiting for four nights. In the end, the boarder finally appears and takes the girl away. The Gambler revolves around a group of gamblers participating in roulette, portraying the life journeys and spiritual states of two generations of Russian landlords and nobles in the 19th century.