Dostoyevsky-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.