White Nights is a beautifully written novella that explores themes of loneliness, love, and longing. The story follows the main character as he navigates the city streets at night, encountering a mysterious woman who captivates him with her sad and lonely demeanor.

Dostoyevsky's prose is poetic and evocative, drawing the reader into the melancholic world of the protagonist as he grapples with his own feelings of isolation and yearning for human connection. The characters are richly drawn, each with their own struggles and desires that add depth to the narrative.

While the novella is short, it packs a powerful emotional punch, leaving readers contemplating the nature of love and the fleeting moments of connection that can change the course of a person's life. White Nights is a timeless and moving piece of literature that showcases Dostoyevsky's unparalleled talent for exploring the complexities of the human experience.

Book Description:

Белые ночи (”White Nights”) by Fyodor Dostoevsky [read in Russian]. In this small 100kb story (though author states this is a sentimental novel) author describes in his traditional and particular way the internal world of one young lonely person.
The hero’s 26 years old man, who is oriented into his internal world, who’s rather shy, and thus is in real demand of a soulful conversations and love. The action take place in the city of a real and deep sentiments and romance — Saint Petersburg, the most romantic and European city in Russia. Not only the location is important, but also a time of a day: all actions in the story take place in evening and night time — the famous time of white nights.
Once, hero is going out to have a little daily promenade alone and he occasionally meets an attractive and lovely woman on evening streets of Saint Petersburg. Can he fell in love with her? Can they estimate the value of this relationship? Can they lead a happy life in this city of lonely hearts? You will know the answers on all these questions if you read or listen to a story.