White Nights
Paperback Published on: 03/03/2016; Language: English, Russian (Original language of a translated text)
Price: £5.00
Bookseller Reviews
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'Just another false alarm'
Last night Dostoyevsky dreamt that somebody loved him.
Synopsis
'My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?'
A poignant tale of love and loneliness from Russia's foremost writer.
One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9780241252086
- Number of pages: 128
- Dimensions: 160 x 110 x 12 mm
- Weight: 94g
- Languages: English, Russian (Original language of a translated text)
Customer Reviews
View allA short story.
A Really good book . :D
Interesting
One of my favourite Dostoevsky short stories. I’d recommend this book to anyone who loves the company of others!
One of my favourite Dostoevsky books
A beautifully articulated story on emotions and love, capturing such strong passion in its pages. Recommend to anyone as a swift introduction to Dostoevsky... READ MORE
Beautiful
This one is for the dreamers, the ones who live up in their head more than they do in the present. It’s for the hopeless romantics who fall in love with dr... READ MORE
Amazing.
This was the first classic I read out of the many I have now. It really made me want to read more of the little black classics. Dostoyevsky is an amazing w... READ MORE
Delving into Dostoyevsky
My first Dostoyevsky story. This short little story was quite lovely, talking about unrequited love (for both characters) and the joys of being able to lov... READ MORE
dostoyevsky wins again
I love this man. He writes in such a way that it’s so palatable and easy to read, and yet there’s such a tenderness and beauty behind the words. The story ... READ MORE
I can appreciate its place in literature without sharing the hype that currently surrounds it.
“It was a wonderful night, the kind of night which is only possible when we are young.”
I approached White Nights with curiosity and an open mind, aware... READ MORE
emotional
need someone like that
My first book as a adult, loved it
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White nights
I absolutely fell in love with this book, like bro, i love this book so so so much it's not even okay. This book fr has my whole heart
Amazing
Almost perfect book, just the fact that Bobok was at the end of the book hurt my experience slightly. When there were about 20 pages left, I saw a new chap... READ MORE
Pretentious & mediocre
The 19th-century analogy of a man with a podcast we somehow decided to glorify. If a person says they like Dostoyevsky - they like the whiff of intellectua... READ MORE