White Nights · a short reading
A passage from White Nights. Translated by Constance Garnett.
Russian · English
English translation prepared automatically for the Brief. Original sources and creator credits remain the reference.
"Yes, brother, how could I have the face to turn up there?... I have changed my mind. It was only that I could not stay on alone without you; now you are coming back with me I'll sit down to write again. Let us go!"
The work and its creator
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Creator: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Nationality / cultural background: Russian
Work / edition: 1918 translation
Translation: Constance Garnett · English
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In the source: FIRST NIGHT; paragraph 1184 in the selected body section
Selected for the Brief on 25 Sep 2026. This date records our selection, rather than when the work was created.
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