White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“‘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.

White Nights is the story of a lonely man, with no friends or acquaintances. He wanders around his city, Saint Petersburg. To avoid the sunlight, he walks around the city at night, animating each street corner with character—filling its emptyness. The novel is an adventure that lasts four nights. On the very first night, the dreamer meets a woman. She was in tears. The dreamer courageously approaches her as he has never approached anyone before, and consoles her… It is said that the story of the movie “Saawariya” was based on “White Nights.” Complete & unabridged.”