From the author of Crime and Punishment comes this remarkable collection of short fiction. 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.

White Nights tells a story of a lonely man, whose happiness never came about. Romantic and sentimental feeling lies at the heart of the plot, though the story touches upon the tragic life and relations of the heroine. It became one of the brightest and poetic works of the author, who devoted many of his work to meditations of the life of the humble and suffering. Here we see the protagonist’s dissatisfaction with the real life, and as the result, an attempt to hide from daily miserable routine in the ideal dreamy world.