White Nights (EPH) – Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky’s short story “White
Nights” tells the tragic tale of a lonesome, unnamed narrator as he winds his way through his dreary, isolated life in St. Petersburg. Subtitled “A Sentimental Story from the Diary of a Dreamer,” the story unfolds in five well-delineated sections-four nights and a morning-to explain the nature of the narrator’s life and describe an emotionally turbulent encounter with a young woman named Nastenka.
The Story begins as the narrator addresses the reader and reflects on a series of winter nights. He explains the dawning feeling of isolation that has taken hold of his senses; usually, he feels at ease with St. Petersburg.