White Nights and Other Stories

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

White Nights and Other Stories collects Dostoyevsky’s early tales of longing, fragility, and moral imagination. This annotated edition includes an original introduction, a reflective biography, and a cultural essay exploring the stories’ influence on cinema, philosophy, and Russian literary tradition.

Loneliness, longing, and the fragile beauty of fleeting moments—Dostoyevsky’s White Nights is a deeply emotional reflection on love and isolation. Set against the dreamlike streets of St. Petersburg, it tells the story of a solitary dreamer whose brief encounter with a mysterious woman awakens both hope and heartbreak.

Alongside White Nights, this collection showcases Dostoyevsky’s early psychological brilliance. “A Faint Heart” captures the quiet unraveling of a man paralyzed by his own mind. “A Christmas Tree and a Wedding” offers sharp social critique beneath its festive surface. “A Little Hero” explores innocence in a world of hidden tensions, while “Mr. Prohartchin” paints a tragicomic portrait of a man clinging to his illusions.

Dostoyevsky does more than tell stories—he reveals the hidden currents of human experience. In these pages, tenderness and tragedy exist side by side, and fleeting happiness carries the weight of unspoken sorrow. Each story offers a glimpse into the minds of those on the margins of society and within the depths of their own solitude.

At Other Minds Publishing, we present this edition as part of an ongoing artistic dialogue—to amplify how Dostoyevsky’s influence continues to shape literature, cinema, and artistic expression, inspiring new interpretations of his work across generations.