White Nights

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White Nights, is a short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky that was published in 1848 Set in St Petersburg, this is the story of a young man fighting his inner restlessness A light and tender narrative, it delves into the torment and guilt of unrequited love Both protagonists suffer from a deep sense of alienation that initially brings them together A blend of romanticism and realism, the story appeals gently to the senses and feelings. Free Download [ White Nights ] By [ Fyodor Dostoyevsky ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This story, really a novella, is the one I use to introduce people to Dostoyevsky If you like White Nights you will like Fyodor Mikailovich, I think, and if you don t you won t In it we re introduced to a charming intelligent young man who lives on the edges of St Petersburg life, a shy dreamer who spends almost all his time alone The life of his observations and imagination is very full, however He daydreams in 3d with vivid colors passionate intricate tales that engross him completely, to This story, really a novella, is the one I use to introduce people to Dostoyevsky If you like White Nights you will like Fyodor Mikailovich, I think, and if you don t you won t In it we re introduced to a charming intelligent young man who lives on the edges of St Petersburg life, a shy dreamer who spends almost all his time alone The...Let me preface this review by announcing that I have never read anything that had put my thoughts and feelings as a dreamer so accurately as it has been put in this storyMy dear Fyodor gets it, he really does A dreamer is someone who shuts himself from the rest of the world and loses himself in his own mind and dreams His entire life has been like that That is pretty much how he lived his life, and he does not mind it, not at all, he in fact, likes it I am a dreamer I know so little of Let me preface this review by announcing that I have never read anything that had put my thoughts and feelings as a dreamer so accurately as it has been put in this storyMy dear Fyodor gets it, he really does A dreamer is someone who shuts himself from the rest of the world and loses himself in his own mind and dreams His entire life has be...Well, at this moment, I m supposed to be reading Clockwork Angel because I don t want to be a judgmental snob and form an opinion without even reading the book Or this kind of book BUT, I found White Nights, lost on my bookshelves I think it was fate I don t usually believe in fate, even though I don t have any proof to disbelieve in it but also no faith to really believe in it, so I m sort of floating in the middle However, in this particular moment, I think fate spoke to me And oh my Well, at this moment, I m supposed to be reading Clockwork Angel because I don t want to be a judgmental snob and form an opinion without even reading the book Or this kind of book BUT, I found White Nights, lost on my bookshelves I think it was fate I don t usually believe in fate, even though I don t have any proof to disbelieve in it but also no faith to really believe in it, so I m sort of floating in the middle However, in t...There is a sea of emotions raging beneath what seems to be Fyodor Dostoyevsky s uncomplicated story White Nights It talks about dreams, loneliness, failure, chance love, chivalry, and tears How can a soul escape from a life of loneliness and unhappiness At moments of absolute despair, dreaming may seem the only way to survive I know and can truthfully testify to that because I am a dreamer myself The unnamed narrator of Dostoyevsky s love story comes to tell us of his solitude and pain He There is a sea of emotions raging beneath what seems to be Fyodor Dostoyevsky s uncomplicated story White Nights It talks about dreams, loneliness, failure, chance lo...Loneliness We ve all been there Some of us may still be there but My God, a whole moment of happiness Is that too little for the whole of man s lifeAll of a sudden it seemed to me as though I, the solitary one, had been forsaken by the whole world, and that the whole world would have nothing to do with me No doubt that at some point in our lives, each of us can relate to the sentiment expressed by the narrator of Dostoyevsky s short story, White Nights A lonely soul, a young man, wanders the streets of St Petersburg musing over a city left emptied as the crowds flee to the countryside for their holidays He, of course, has not receivedAll of a sudden it seemed to me as though I, the solitary one, had been forsaken by the whole world, and that the whole world would have nothing to do with me No doubt that at some point in our lives, each of us can relate to the sentiment expressed by the narrator of Dostoyevsky s short story, White Nights A lonely soul, a young man, wanders the streets of St Petersburg musing over a city left emptied as the crowds flee to the countryside for their holidays He, of course, has not received an invite to escape with the masses Despite the fact that he makes it a habit to study the faces and emotions of others, not one person really knows or understands him He is left behind as always He is...The novella is subtitled as A sentimental story from the diary of a dreamer I like to look at it as a portrait of the artist as a young man one of his early pieces that is a little overloaded with melodrama and tends to be overshadowed by later heavyweights like Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot My infatuation with White Nights comes by way of Italy and through the vision of Luchino Visconti, who adaptaded the story for the silver screen As St Petersburg is The novella is subtitled as A sentimental story from the diary of a dreamer I like to look at it as a portrait of the artist as a young man one of his early pieces that is a little overloaded with melodrama and tends to be overshadowed by later heavyweights like Crime and Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov and The Idiot My infatuation with White Nights comes by way of Italy and through the vision of Luchino Visconti, who adaptaded the story for the silver screen As St Petersburg is sometimes called the Venice of the North among others like Oslo, Amsterdam or Brugges , it is probably fitting that the Italian film maker choose Venice as the backdrop of the romanceI must have seen this movie at least ten times, before going to the source material and falling under its spell ...White Nights is a story said in first person by an unknown narrator He, who is the protagonist, tells his story of loneliness and unrequited love The story deals with four nights and a day of his life in which he speaks of how his lonely life was changed forever by the meeting of a young woman and falling in love with her The love remains unrequited as the young woman is already in love with another, but he is not angry nor he is in despair when he says may you be forever blessed for that White Nights is a story said in first person by an unknown narrator He, who is the protagonist, tells his story of loneliness and unrequited love The story deals with four nights and a day of his life in which he speaks of how his lonely life was changed forever by the meeting of a young woman and falling in love with her The love remains unrequited as the young woman is already in love with another, but he is not angry nor he is in despair when he says may you be forever blessed for that moment of bliss and happiness which you gave to another lonely and grateful heart My God, a whole moment of happiness Is that too little for the whole of a man s life Although the story is simply about a young man s loneliness and unrequited love, what is really amazing is the way his emotions and emotional struggle is described so masterfully by Dostoyevsky This sentimental story from the diary of a dreamer talks about a life of a loner, how he immersed in his imaginary and dre...My God, a moment of bliss Why, isn t that enough for a whole lifetime An iconic short story, White Nights is a tale of unrequited love which showcases the power of human emotion in its full glory The story tells the tale of the narrator who, one fateful night of loneliness, happens to come across a young girl in distress The two central characters and their feeling of alienation, their bonding, their musings make up most of the story Unfortunately, cruel reality hits our protagonist soonMy God, a moment of bliss Why, isn t that enough for a whole lifetime An iconic short story, White Nights is a tale of unrequited love which showcases the power of human emotion in its full glory The story tells the tale of the narrator who,...Unrequited love where would literature be without it Where would we be without it, because, I dare say, almost all of us have experienced it some on the receiving end, some on the giving end But it s never been better represented than here in this wonderful story Th...

White Nights
  • English
  • 06 March 2018
  • Paperback
  • 82 pages
  • Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • White Nights