Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories White Nights and Other Stories, (Paperback)

from la2bkk

A collection of short stories that, in my view, fall far short of Dostoevsky's better works. In general, I found the stories lacked any true substance, message or humor, and instead were simply short works which ranged from somewhat entertaining (at best) to dull (at worst). As a caveat, this boo...

from BayardUS

A story about lonely people meeting by chance, the incomprehensible nature of love, and how even a momentary purpose can transform a life from pointless to poignant. As frequently featured in Dostoyevsky's work the main character is a bizarre figure that seemingly exists apart from society, an ob...

from cdeuker

I saw a film "Two Lovers" with Gweneth Paltrow and heard that it was based on the Dostoevsky tale, White Nights. This seemed implausible to me, but upon reading the story, I'm convinced. Main character is a social misfit (Asperger's syndrome, before anyone had ever heard of it?) who can't communi...