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WHITE NIGHTS

WHITE NIGHTS

FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY

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Publisher:
PENGUIN CLASSICS
Year of publication:
2017
Subject:
Classic fiction
ISBN:
978-0-241-25208-6
Pages:
128
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'My God! A whole minute of bliss! Is that really so little for the whole of a man's life?'A poignant tale of love and loneliness from Russia's foremost writer.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

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