Sämtliche Werke 15 : Helle Nächte : Vier Novellen by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Sämtliche Werke 15: Helle Nächte: Vier Novellen” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a collection of novellas written in the mid-19th century. The book centers around deeply emotional stories set in St. Petersburg, exploring the inner lives, dreams, and struggles of its characters, especially those marginalized by society. One of its main novellas, “Helle Nächte” (“White Nights”), follows a sensitive and solitary protagonist who forms a fleeting but powerful bond with a young woman
named Nasstenka. The collection as a whole is likely to appeal to those interested in psychological depth and vivid urban atmospheres. At the start of “Helle Nächte,” the opening novella, the reader is immersed in the lyrical nocturnal atmosphere of St. Petersburg, where the narrator—an unnamed, introspective “Träumer” (dreamer)—rambles through moonlit streets, experiencing both beauty and loneliness. The narrative quickly introduces his emotional state: he is familiar with the city’s facades but painfully cut off from true human connection. This solitude is disrupted when he encounters a weeping young woman, Nasstenka, leading to an encounter that blossoms into tentative friendship and mutual confidences. Through their dialogue, themes of isolation, longing, and the power of fleeting human connection are introduced, setting a tone of gentle melancholy and hope. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, 1821-1881 |
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| Contributor | Merezhkovsky, Dmitry Sergeyevich, 1865-1941 |
| Editor | Moeller van den Bruck, Arthur, 1876-1925 |
| Translator | Rahsin, E. K., 1886-1966 |
| Title | Sämtliche Werke 15 : Helle Nächte : Vier Novellen |
| Original Publication | Muenchen: Piper, 1920. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 81.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Contents | Helle Nächte -- Das junge Weib -- Ein schwaches Herz -- Ein Roman in neun Briefen. |
| Credits | the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Russian fiction -- Translations into German |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 75698 |
| Release Date | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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