WHITE NIGHTS; POOR FOLK; THE DOUBLEDiscover the masterpieces of one of Russia's most celebrated writers! "White Nights," "Poor People," and "The Double" offer a plunge into the depths of the human soul, where madness and reason coexist. Complex characters and tormented plots will draw you into the darkness of the human soul.

*Theme:* Loneliness, unrequited love, and the pain of being a dreamer in a real world.

*2. Poor Folk (1846) - Dostoevsky's first novel*

Written as letters between two poor, distant relatives: Makar Devushkin, an old, poor clerk, and Varvara Dobroselova, a young vulnerable woman.

They both live in extreme poverty in St. Petersburg and write to each other to give each other emotional support. Makar sacrifices his last money to help Varvara.

At the end, Varvara decides to marry a rich but cruel landowner, Mr. Bykov, to escape poverty. Makar is left completely alone, having lost the only person he loved. It's a very sad story about poverty crushing good people.

*3. The Double (1846)*

A psychological story about Mr. Golyadkin, a low-ranking government clerk. One day, he meets a man who looks exactly like him - his double. But the double is everything he is not: confident, sociable, and cunning.

The double slowly takes over his job, his friends, and his life, driving Golyadkin into paranoia and madness. It's one of the first stories about a split personality and anxiety.