“I have so little real life…” #dostoevsky #whitenights #novnov26

Aaaaaand the Bookstagram influence continues! Having enjoyed my recent return to Dostoevsky‘s work (if enjoyed is the right word for “House of the Dead“…), I have kept a number of his unread works on the immediate TBR. Several of them are calling, but the one title which keeps turning up online is his novella “White Nights”. An early work, pre-Siberia, I did wonder how I would find it as part of me suspected that its popularity might be down to it being something of a lightweight romance. However, I finally succumbed as I thought it would be a good choice for “Novellas in November” – and I’m so glad I did!! First published in 1848, “White Nights” was not necessarily a success at the time. Dostoevsky’s name had become known with the publication of “Poor Folk” in 1846, and that story had become a commercial success. However, subsequent works, including “The Double” and “White Nights” were not a success, and it was not long until Dostoevsky’s imprisonment and Siberian exile, leaving…

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