{"product_id":"white-nights-other-stories-9780008802516","title":"White Nights \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eI am a dreamer; I have so little real life that I look upon such moments as this now, as so rare, that I cannot help going over such moments again in my dreams.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'White Nights' is the bittersweet story of a lonely young man's love found and lost over four magical midsummer evenings in St. Petersburg. This collection brings together seven of Dostoyevsky's beloved short stories, including 'Bobok', an eavesdrop on the conversations of the dead, 'An Unpleasant Predicament', which follows a brazen wedding-crasher, and 'The Crocodile', in which a man is gobbled up at the Arcade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis selection of tales bring to life the cunning wives, buffoonish officials, greedy men and political prisoners of imperial Russia, showcasing Dostoyevsky's dry wit - both absurd and satirical - while revealing his deep compassion. Considered one of the most influential writers of all time, his empathy and idealism resonates today as a powerful antidote to the disillusionment of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA selection of Dostoyevsky's short stories: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhite Nights\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Crocodile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Novel in Nine Letters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Unpleasant Predicament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Peasant Marey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBobok\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Christmas Tree and a Wedding\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Gentle Spirit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10983934\"\u003eFyodor Dostoyevsky\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008802516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0008802513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-NON\"\u003eNon-Classifiable\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-NON000000\"\u003eNon-Classifiable\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFyodor Dostoyevsky (1821- 1881) was a Russian author and journalist whose novels, short stories and essays explore religious, philosophical and political aspects of the human condition, and are considered by many to be the most influential writing of the modern world, including his novella \u003cem\u003eNotes from Underground\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the earliest Existential texts. He spent a decade in the Tsarist penal system for reading banned books, including four years in a Siberian prison camp, but survived to become one of the most famous and highly regarded world writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55687541457195,"sku":"9780008802516","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0884\/7966\/2379\/files\/9780008802516.jpg?v=1790355425","url":"https:\/\/www.txcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/white-nights-other-stories-9780008802516","provider":"TX CorrectionsBookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}