Valkoisia öitä by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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"Valkoisia öitä" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a novella written in the late 19th century. This work explores themes of loneliness, love, and the profound complexities of human emotions through the eyes of an unnamed narrator. The story revolves around his experiences and reflections during a series of solitary nights in St. Petersburg, leading to an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman named Nastjenka. The beginning of the novella introduces a deeply
introspective narrator who grapples with his profound loneliness as he observes the vibrant life of St. Petersburg around him while feeling entirely disconnected from it. He reflects on the absence of familiar faces and the empty streets that seem to echo his solitude. As he wanders through the city, he encounters Nastjenka, a young woman who is visibly distressed, and the narrator's instinct to approach her leads to a heartfelt interaction. This chance meeting ignites a mixture of hope and hesitation as he navigates his feelings towards her and contemplates the possibility of connection, posing the central conflict of the narrative: the struggle between the desire for companionship and the fear of vulnerability. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 |
|---|---|
| Title | Valkoisia öitä |
| Note | Translation of: Белые ночи |
| Credits | Produced by Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 52.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 27319 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-27319-8 |
| Release Date | Nov 24, 2008 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 88 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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