White Nights & Other Stories

From the author of Crime and Punishment comes this remarkable collection of short fiction. A selection of ten compelling tales, steeped in Dostoyevsky’s characteristic themes of spiritual torment and psychological struggle, evoke life in Czarist Russia. Featured stories include ＂The Dream of a Ridiculous Man,＂ ＂Bobok,＂ ＂An Honest Thief,＂ ＂An Unpleasant Predicament,＂ ＂Another Man’s Wife,＂ ＂The Peasant Marey,＂ ＂The Crocodile,＂ ＂A Faint Heart,＂ ＂A Christmas Tree and a Wedding,＂ and the title work. Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821&;1881) created powerful depictions of the human condition that led to significant developments in twentieth-century thought, including psychoanalysis and existentialism. His influence resonates in the works of latter-day authors such as Proust, Faulkner, Hemingway, and Kafka. This collection of his short stories offers thought-provoking glimpses into the Russian author’s moving portrayals of the conflict between flesh and spirit.