Works of Dostoevsky: White Nights

Author: (Russian) Dostoevsky
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: White Nights is a collection of middle and long by the great 19th-century Russian writer Dostoevsky, featuring the famous works Poor Folk, White Nights, and The Gambler. Poor Folk tells the story of the impoverished protagonist, Yevdoshkin, who, like a loving father,s ands the orphaned Varvara. However, under the immense pressure of society, Varvara is taken away by the cunning and treacherous merchant, leaving Yevdoshkin devastated. White Nights depicts the innocent young girl, Natasha, falling in love with her lodger. They to meet on a bridge a year later, but the lodger does not appear as planned. The story's narrator comforts the female protagonist and accompanies her in waiting for four nights, until finally the lodger appears and takes the girl away. The Gambler revolves around a group of gamblers participating in a roulette game, portraying the life journeys and spiritual states of two generations of Russian landlords and nobles in the 19th century.