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White Nights
Book • 1848
The story, set in St. Petersburg, follows a young, unnamed narrator who lives a solitary life.
He encounters Nastenka, a young woman crying on a bridge, and saves her from a potential harasser.
Over four nights and a morning, they share their stories and hopes.
Nastenka is bound to her blind grandmother and is waiting for her lover to return from Moscow.
Despite the narrator's growing feelings for her, he helps her draft a letter to her lover.
However, when the lover returns unexpectedly, Nastenka leaves the narrator heartbroken.
The story concludes with the narrator receiving a letter from Nastenka announcing her upcoming marriage and expressing her gratitude for their brief friendship.
He encounters Nastenka, a young woman crying on a bridge, and saves her from a potential harasser.
Over four nights and a morning, they share their stories and hopes.
Nastenka is bound to her blind grandmother and is waiting for her lover to return from Moscow.
Despite the narrator's growing feelings for her, he helps her draft a letter to her lover.
However, when the lover returns unexpectedly, Nastenka leaves the narrator heartbroken.
The story concludes with the narrator receiving a letter from Nastenka announcing her upcoming marriage and expressing her gratitude for their brief friendship.
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